Diller and Scofidio
Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio (known as
Diller + Scofidio) are the first architects to win a
MacArthur Prize–the so-called "genius grant." They are particularly well known for their contributions to
electronic art and
performance. Their best-known architectural project is the "Blur Building", a lake pavilion entirely enveloped in mist, at the Swiss Expo 2002. One project, "The Slow House," is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (
MOMA) in New York. In 2003, they were the subject of a major retrospective at the
Whitney Museum entitled "SCANNING: The Aberrant Architectures of Diller + Scofidio."
In 2004
Charles Renfro was made a partner and they have since been known as
Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
