Name: The Blur Building and other tech-empowered architecture
Uploaded: 2008-10-02T01:00:00Z
Duration: 19 min 3 s
Description: In this engrossing EG talk, architect Liz Diller shares her firm DS+R's more unusual work, including the Blur Building, whose walls are made of fog, and the revamped Alice Tully Hall, which is wrapped in glowing wooden skin.

In this engrossing EG talk, architect Liz Diller shares her firm DS+R's more unusual work, including the Blur Building, whose walls are made of fog, and the revamped Alice Tully Hall, which is wrapped in glowing wooden skin.

Liz Diller: The Blur Building and other tech-empowered architecture

The Blur Building and other tech-empowered architecture

Exploring architecture as a canvas for sensory experience, an ashtray, and a water glass become metaphors for the vastness of creativity.

The Blur Building's use of fog as walls challenges traditional architectural materials, creating a space defined by atmosphere and absence.

Architecture as atmospheric medium: Utilizing water and fog to sculpt space, challenging conventions of structure and perception.