Many tools are indispensable for my work, from a utility knife to parametric-modeling software, like Digital Project. But it’s important not to confuse the tool for the content, as some designers under 30 do. Elizabeth Diller Read Quote
We conventionally divide space into private and public realms, and we know these legal distinctions very well because we’ve become experts at protecting our private property and private space. But we’re less attuned to the nuances of the public. Elizabeth Diller Read Quote
Architects typically inherit programmes or sites. We maybe twist the programme a little bit, bring our own invention into it, and we feel perfectly happy when we walk away. It doesn’t feel like quite enough. Elizabeth Diller Read Quote
In the 1970s, New York was known as a place of great artistic production. Slowly, my city went from a place of production to a place of consumption. Elizabeth Diller Read Quote