Author: Elizabeth Diller

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In a progressively privatised city, the defence of public space, the production of new public space, and saving what is public really for the public is very important.

In a progressively privatised city, the defence of public space, the production of new public space, and saving what is public really for the public is very important.

- Elizabeth Diller

Architecture has been male-dominated forever, and I am a grateful beneficiary of the women's movement.

Architecture has been male-dominated forever, and I am a grateful beneficiary of the women's movement.

- Elizabeth Diller

In the 1970s, New York was known as a place of great artistic production. Slowly, my city went from a place of production to a place of consumption.

In the 1970s, New York was known as a place of great artistic production. Slowly, my city went from a place of production to a place of consumption.

- Elizabeth Diller

Architecture, by definition, is always standing still.

Architecture, by definition, is always standing still.

- Elizabeth Diller

In art school, it was about feeling. In architecture school, it was about ideas.

In art school, it was about feeling. In architecture school, it was about ideas.

- Elizabeth Diller

My mother and father had been through the Holocaust. The family was wiped out. I grew up never knowing aunts, uncles, or grandparents.

My mother and father had been through the Holocaust. The family was wiped out. I grew up never knowing aunts, uncles, or grandparents.

- Elizabeth Diller

We try to make buildings last long and be resilient but also be not so idiosyncratic that they can't change.

We try to make buildings last long and be resilient but also be not so idiosyncratic that they can't change.

- Elizabeth Diller

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.

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

I can't live without my 15-inch MacBook Pro. I drag it everywhere I go. I love having a big screen with me at all times, especially in transit.

I can't live without my 15-inch MacBook Pro. I drag it everywhere I go. I love having a big screen with me at all times, especially in transit.

- Elizabeth Diller

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