( CNN ) -- A monument to communism , the Palace of Culture and Science dominates Warsaw 's skyline . But soon the city 's most prominent piece of architecture , a `` gift '' from Josef Stalin in the 1950s , will be joined by a building that will reflect the spirit of 21st century Poland . Designed by Daniel Libeskind , Zlota 44 is the star architect 's first project in the country of his birth . Currently under construction the 54-story luxury apartment building that is supposed to resemble an eagle , Poland 's nation symbol , is situated opposite the Palace of Culture and Science and close to one of the city 's few synagogues that survived the Second World War . Explore more with Eye on Poland . Many see it as a statement of the country 's desire to continue its revival and redefine its identity . `` Now this world-recognized architect is coming back to Poland and building a symbolic structure in front of the Palace of Culture , a symbolic structure of communism , '' said Alicia Kosciesza of the Zlota 44 project . Libeskind left Poland with his parents as an emigrant to the U.S. when he was 13 , but he has seen his homeland transformed since his childhood . `` I grew up under the gray skies of communism , a depressed society , a totalitarian regime . A dismal period really . '' he said . `` I return now and it 's a new country , it 's a renaissance . Skies are blue , people have light in their eyes , there 's energy . '' Libeskind commonly accentuates the positives and transformative affects that buildings can have . From the Jewish Museum in Berlin , to his role as Master Planner for the new World Trade Center buildings in New York , his structures have engaged and inspired many and made him one of the world 's most sought-after architects . `` The re-building of Warsaw shows that despite the horrors ( of the past ) it 's a beautiful city , '' he said . `` It was n't rebuilt perfectly ( after the Second World War ) , but it 's a city that has always had the spirit of something positive . '' Libeskind 's Polish roots and formative years living in the U.S. as an immigrant are experiences that have shaped his attitude and were a direct inspiration for his plans for the World Trade Center . `` This is a place that needs to have a spiritual feeling , this is n't just a piece of real estate anymore , '' he said of the World Trade Center site . `` ( When visiting 'Ground Zero ' ) I looked South and I saw the Statute of Liberty and I saw myself arriving on that ship ( when I was 13 ) and I thought , ' '' That 's what America is like , that what this site is about . ' It 's how to connect that memory , that tragedy with the incredible city of New York . ''
Architect Daniel Libeskind 's new building transforming Warsaw . Residential high-rise is Polish-born American 's first project in Poland . Score: 6 Some hope that it will be symbolic of Poland 's revival .