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For Elizabeth Diller, New York City Is Beginning to Feel Like One Big Punch List

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For Elizabeth Diller, New York City Is Beginning to Feel Like One Big Punch List

Time Sensitive

2019/06/26
Time Sensitive

Time Sensitive

2019/06/26
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When Elizabeth Diller graduated from Cooper Union with a degree in architecture in 1979, she had no intention of necessarily becoming an architect. In fact, the Polish-born, New York–raised Diller chose architectural studies simply to explore her interests...

Highlights

Elizabeth Diller, a pioneering architect and co-founder of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, discusses her unconventional path from art student to designing some of New York City's most iconic cultural spaces. In this conversation, she reflects on her early influences, the philosophical underpinnings of her work, and the transformative impact of projects like the High Line and The Shed.
00:01
Elizabeth Diller is a New York local hero.
05:18
Architecture as a cultural discipline blending art, film, and space
13:39
The design explored how a view is framed and valued.
23:11
She secretly switched from art to architecture at Cooper Union.
33:59
The Blur Building challenged vision as the dominant sense.
55:36
The shell moves using a simple rack and pinion system powered by a single Prius engine.
1:00:06
It sparked a phototropic effect of new buildings leaning toward it.
1:16:42
The city is a punch list.

Chapters

Intro
00:00
Film Forum
01:49
Slow Response
13:35
New York State of Mind
19:49
Love at First Site
25:45
Diller Scofidio + Rockwell
36:47
Line of Influence
56:06
MoMA Momentum
1:05:54

Transcript

Spencer Bailey: Hi, I'm Spencer Bailey. Elizabeth Diller: And I'm Andrew. Spencer Bailey: And we're here at the Slowdown's New York headquarters. You're listening to Time Sensitive, a podcast where we profile curious and courageous people in business, th...