Kissing The Sky

By Richard Lacayo Monday, Dec. 27, 2004

STOOPING TO CONQUER: In this computer rendering of a proposed office park in Milan, Italy, Libeskind’s curving tower is flanked by Hadid’s torqued flourish on the left and Isozaki’s slim wafer

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"It twists through itself in such a way that inside becomes outside," says Eisenman. "We were looking at that building as a frame for looking at the city, a three-dimensional way of looking." Eisenman's unbuilt design has continued to resonate in architectural circles. Earlier this year a freshly minted large-scale model appeared in a show of new skyscraper design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Fifteen years ago, it seemed an impossible dream. Now it looks more like a plan for further action.

I have seen the future. And it's taking a bow.

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