We were kind of arrogant when we started and became really humbled as we were doing architecture. It's really hard to work with budgets and deadlines and all of these collaborators and all of these voices and special interests. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
I can't imagine having a spouse who is not an architect. It's hard to put myself in the shoes of other couples where each partner brings totally different things from their day to the table. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
As a student, I hadn't really been interested in architecture at all, but when I started teaching, it grew into me - rather than… — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
Aside from keeping the rain out and producing some usable space, architecture is nothing but a special-effects machine that delights and disturbs the senses. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
My interest was always to do interdisciplinary work with space. I thought of architecture as one strand in a multimedia practice. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
Each project is torturous and joyful, and it's always an inspiration. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
Theatre is real-time - you get that real-time audience reaction, which is fantastic. And with art pieces, people don't ever have to explain themselves.… — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
I don't really know what 'starchitect' means. I take it as a pejorative because it means that you're sought-after. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
We conventionally divide space into private and public realms, and we know these legal distinctions very well because we've become experts at protecting our… — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
Many tools are indispensable for my work, from a utility knife to parametric-modeling software, like Digital Project. But it's important not to confuse the… — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
Being a New Yorker and someone that goes to MoMA as a patron, I want it to be good. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
Architecture has been male-dominated forever, and I am a grateful beneficiary of the women's movement. — Elizabeth Diller Copy Share Image
