Among the most talked-about names in contemporary architecture, the firm of Diller + Scofidio has, since 1980, redefined what architecture can be. Through site-specific, highly conceptual works such as the acclaimed redesign of the famed Brasserie restaurant in New York City's Seagram Building, to the "Blur" building created for the Swiss Expo 2002 and composed entirely of mist, the firm has consistently challenged and expanded the role of architecture and design in our technology-oriented environment. In this comprehensive survey of the work of this internationally recognized firm, ten of Diller + Scofidio's most important site-specific pieces are examined, along with several of the artefacts they have created in order to examine issues of gender, surveillance, place and travel. With essays by respected scholars and a contribution by contemporary artist Laurie Anderson, this illustrated volume offers a look at the work of Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio.
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K. Michael Hays, Adjunct Curator of Architecture at the Whitney Museum of American Art, is a leading architectural theorist and historian. He is currently Professor of Architectural Theory at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is founder and editor of Assemblage, the critical journal of architecture and design culture published by MIT Press, and the author of several books on contemporary architects and architecture.
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The Aberrant Architecture of Diller + Scofidio,
By Michael Webb (London, England > Los Angeles, USA) - See all my reviews
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The companion book to an exhibition at the Whitney, which runs through June 1, is a work of art in itself. The lenticular plastic cover shimmers enigmatically; folded pages with elliptical cuts allow you to peer inside, propelling you through the book in search of what can be imperfectly glimpsed. It's an appropriate, teasing metaphor for this collection of installations, exhibits, and as yet unrealized projects, plus Blur from the Swiss Expo 02. Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio ponder our obsession with display and call everything into question. (Michael Webb is the book reviewer for LA Architect magazine.)
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