"ARCHITECTURE IS A FIELD OF REPRESSION"

Libeskind said he initially intended a portion of the building to be lightless because "nobody can bring light to a holocaust". But he changed his mind after reading an account from a holocaust survivor, who recalled a sliver of light shining through the grilles of a cattle car used to transport her to a concentration camp, and decided to add lightwells. Extract taken from Dezeen, check it out here.