Possessed of a genius for designing buildings that are as expressive as abstract sculptures, Daniel Libeskind—called "the respectable face of radicalism"—is no stranger to controversy. In this program, Libeskind, structural engineer Cecil Balmond, architectural writer Charles Jencks, the Kensington Society’s Sir Ronald Arculus, and other supporters and skeptics air their views on the Jewish Museum Berlin; The Spiral, the visionary addition to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum; the Imperial War Museum—North; and the Felix Nussbaum House. Are Daniel Libeskind’s sensational aesthetics setting the standards for 21st-century architecture? (50 minutes)