Ricardo Scofidio, aged 89, passed away on March 6 in Manhattan, as confirmed by his sons Ian and Gino. Renowned for his open, airy museum designs and contributions to iconic projects like the High Line and the Museum of Modern Art, Scofidio co-founded Diller Scofidio + Renfro with his wife, Elizabeth Diller. Notably, he was the first architect to receive a MacArthur "Genius" grant in 1999. Known for his unique artistic approach to architecture, he emphasized intuition over technical constraints, reflecting on his quest for visibility shaped by his upbringing.
"So many of our buildings are locked into technical circumstances and inspired by a hunch which led to design inevitabilities. There are many decisions where the form starts locked in technically, but intuition gets in the way."
"I was continually told as a child to be invisible. It's been difficult all my life to have a presence. To this day, in a crowd, I want to retreat."
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