Libeskind to revamp Berlin Jewish museum

The Polish-born architect, whose parents were Holocaust survivors, is now one of the most famous in his field.

Since working on the Berlin museum, the 64-year-old has also worked on Copenhagen’s Danish Jewish Museum and the £40 million Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.

He was designated the "master planner" of the redevelopment of the Ground Zero site in New York after the September 11 attacks.

Germanys Culture Secretary, Andre Schmitz, praised the plan and said: “Berlin will be adorned with another spectacular Libeskind building.”

More than a quarter of a million people visit the Berlin museum every year.