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.
- ISBN10 0874271312
- ISBN13 9780874271317
- Publish Date 1 May 2003
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 12 September 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Abrams
- Imprint Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Edition 2003. Corr. 2nd Printing ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 191
- Language English