DS+R operates at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and cultural innovation. The New York-based studio approaches each project as a hybrid of precision and provocation – whether transforming museums into social infrastructures, reimagining public spaces as dynamic theaters, or deploying technology to reveal hidden urban narratives. Their work doesn't just occupy space; it rewires how we experience it. From the High Line's elevated urban ecology to The Shed's adaptive performance venue, DS+R's portfolio demonstrates a consistent tension between the cerebral and the visceral. The studio treats buildings as living systems – the Museum of Image and Sound in Rio de Janeiro breathes with its tropical climate, while Columbia University's Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center turns medical learning inside out through its anatomical glass facade. Founded by Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles Renfro and Benjamin Gilmartin, the practice combines architectural rigor with cross-disciplinary experimentation (their early work included performance art and installations). This background informs their process-driven approach, where research and representation become design tools as critical as structure and skin.
