Ricardo Scofidio, visionary architect and DS+R co-founder, dies at 89
Revered architect and co-founder of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) Ricardo Scofidio has died at 89. The firm announced that Scofidio passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025, surrounded by loved ones, including his life and work partner of many years, Elizabeth Diller. Scofidio formed DS+R, with Diller, in 1979, reinventing modern architecture over a decades-long career. They were the first architects to receive the MacArthur Foundation's coveted "genius" grant in 1999. Scofidio's own legacy is securely rooted in his designs for urban-renewal projects that changed the cityscape, including the High Line in New York City, redevelopment of Lincoln Center, the Broad museum in Los Angeles, and the Shed performance venue. His influence even extended to the academic community, where he taught at the Cooper Union School of Architecture for decades, training generations of architects with his probing and inquiring approach to designing. The Proust Questionnaire: Ricardo ScofidioDespite DS+R’...
Revered architect and co-founder of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) Ricardo Scofidio has died at 89. The firm announced that Scofidio passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025, surrounded by loved ones, including his life and work partner of many years, Elizabeth Diller.
Scofidio formed DS+R, with Diller, in 1979, reinventing modern architecture over a decades-long career. They were the first architects to receive the MacArthur Foundation's coveted "genius" grant in 1999.
Scofidio's own legacy is securely rooted in his designs for urban-renewal projects that changed the cityscape, including the High Line in New York City, redevelopment of Lincoln Center, the Broad museum in Los Angeles, and the Shed performance venue. His influence even extended to the academic community, where he taught at the Cooper Union School of Architecture for decades, training generations of architects with his probing and inquiring approach to designing.
Despite DS+R’...
