Architecture, Not Architecture by Diller Scofidio +. Renfro - ISBN: 9781838667207
Hardcover
Bridging architecture, art, and performance: DS+R redefines space-making globally.

Architecture, Not Architecture

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

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  • Hardcover

    792 pages

  • Release Date

    10 December 2024

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Summary

Since its founding in 1981, New York-based studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has designed some of the world’s most revered civic spaces and cultural institutions. Their practice covers architecture, urban design, installation art, performance, digital media, and print.

From the renowned High Line in New York City to the upcoming V&A East Storehouse in London to some of their earliest projects like the Blur building designed for the 2002 Swiss Expo, DS+R explores alternative s…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781838667207
ISBN-10:1838667202
Author:Diller Scofidio +. Renfro
Publisher:Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:Phaidon Press Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:792
Release Date:10 December 2024
Weight:3.35kg
Dimensions:290mm x 250mm x 55mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Long overdue.’ – Wallpaper*

‘Provocative.’ – Architect’s Newspaper

‘Stunning tome.’ – New York Post

‘Structurally unique.’ – Bloomberg CityLab

‘[An] attractive distraction.’ – Surface Magazine

‘Aims to rethink the very limits of architecture.’ – ArchDaily

‘An indispensable glimpse into the firm’s evolution.’ – My Modern Met

‘A viewing device for over 40 years of practice.’ – Architect’s Newspaper

‘A testament to the AD100 firm’s vast cross-disciplinary range.’ – Architectural Digest

‘Beyond boundaries, DS+R’s monograph challenges the essence of architectural media.’ – Architect Magazine

‘The self-portrait of a collaboration that has profoundly enriched and expanded architectural practice.’ – Architectural Record

‘A magnum opus so sprawling it consists of two volumes bound at the spine.’ – Town & Country

‘Provides insight into DS+R’s creative process via napkin sketches and formal drawings and reveals…the interconnectedness of architecture and ‘not.’ – Interior Design Magazine??

‘A panoramic portrait of a studio with one of the most diverse and influential architectural and non-architectural portfolios over the last half-century.’ – Archidose??

‘The case for the power of art and creativity in the sometimes cold and calculating world of architecture.’ – Grand Tourist Magazine??

‘Succeeds where so many other experimental monographs like it have failed.’ – Slowdown??

‘From traffic cones to telescoping buildings…DS+R can boast more than 100 projects: architecture and not architecture, built and unbuilt, permanent and temporary.’ – World Architects

‘A monograph whose idiosyncratic design itself is a work of art.’ – The New York Times

About The Author

Diller Scofidio +. Renfro

Founded in 1981, Diller Scofidio + Renfro is a design studio whose practice covers architecture, urban design, installation art, performance, digital media, and print. With a focus on cultural and civic projects, DS+R’s work addresses the changing role of institutions and the future of cities. The studio is based in New York and is composed of over 100 architects, designers, and artists, led by four partners - Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles Renfro, and Benjamin Gilmartin.

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