A 54-minute documentary offering insights into the design studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s history, completed projects, and unique process of reimagining the public identities of two major New York urban spaces. The interdisciplinary firm, founded in 1979, first stirred interest with its provocative exhibitions of theoretically based projects that blurred the boundaries between art and architecture. With the almost simultaneous completion of two large-scale projects in New York City — the renovation of the High Line and revitalization and expansion of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts — Diller Scofidio + Renfro has galvanized the public’s attention.
The film includes commentary from the architects as well as interviews with New York City planning commissioner Amanda Burden as well as critics and theorists Mark Wigley, Anthony Vidler, Martin Filler, and more.
“Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line” will be screened on Wed 22 Nov 2017, 7 pm at AGOhub, 12 Hoa Ma, Hanoi.