I never thought I was going to be an architect in the conventional sense. — 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
