One of Daniel Libeskind's many projects, is the remarkable addition to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. His design, which he named "The Crystal" includes a four story crystal atrium and a crystalline structure which rises up between the museum's historic wings of 1912 and 1932, with a cladding of porcelain enamel over steel.
Joey Tannenbaum, one of the eight-member selection committee found Libeskind's plan most impressive. "Not only is the crystalline concept so unique, but what I loved about his design was that it did not interfere with the daily flow of people who attend the museum. The whole project did not entail closing the museum for the two years of construction, as happened back in the 1980s. Furthermore, his plan saved us tens of millions of dollars by using the footings of the building they were demolishing. This meant they wouldn't have to do any caisson work, and the structure would simply rise from the ground up without any construction or piling."
