OCCUPATION Architects, the first to win a prestigious MacArthur "genius" grant
GOAL To explore ways buildings can engage the public, using mixed media
QUOTE "The irreducible elements of architecture can be bricks and pixels."
What happens when folks used to the rarefied air of conceptual art have to operate at ground level? It's a plunge avant-garde architect-artists Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio made when they agreed to renovate a New York City restaurant.
The husband-and-wife team are best known for conceptual mixed-media installations using video images, such as their display of the contents of travelers' suitcases at an airport, or...