Ricardo Scofidio, co-founder of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, dies aged 89

Ricardo Scofidio

Source: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Work included major public and cultural projects such as New York’s High Line and The Shed

Ricardo Scofidio died on 6 March 2025, with his death announced by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the practice he co-founded with Elizabeth Diller in 1981.

In a statement, the studio said: “Ric had a profound impact on our architectural practice, establishing the studio with a mission to make space on his own terms. The firm’s partners and principals, many of whom have collaborated with him for decades, will extend his architectural legacy in the work we will continue to perform every day.”

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