Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio

AGE: 54 and 73, respectively
OCCUPATION: Founders, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: The architecture team's overhaul of N.Y.C.'s Lincoln Center — which began with a recent $159 million makeover of Alice Tully Hall — is drawing praise from art critics and musicians alike.

CON: Alice Tully Hall still lacks a center aisle, meaning chamber-music bathroom breaks will be forever awkward.