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Jun 2019
1h 19m

For Elizabeth Diller, New York City Is B...

THE SLOWDOWN
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Architect Elizabeth Diller, of the groundbreaking New York–based firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, talks about designing everything from the High Line to The Shed to the upcoming expansion of MoMA. 
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