Ricardo Scofidio

Ricardo Merrill Scofidio (April 16, 1935 – March 6, 2025) was an American architect. With his wife Elizabeth Diller, he founded interdisciplinary design studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

Early life and education Scofidio was born in New York City on April 16, 1935, to Earle and June (Matthews) Scofidio. His father, a jazz musician who played alto saxophone and clarinet, was Black. His mother, though light-skinned, was of mixed Black heritage. He had a brother, Basilio. In 1999, they completed a 100 unit block of apartments in Gifu, Japan. Among Scofidio's most well-known projects was the High Line, a collaboration with architects James Corner and Piet Oudolf. The firm designed a new business school building for Columbia University's Manhattanville campus, and the Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center for Columbia's medical school, as well as The Broad museum in Los Angeles.