2024-11-23T21:20:34-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150036436/wsj-names-diller-scofidio-renfro-their-2017-architectural-innovator-of-the-year Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-11-03T13:02:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/q1/q1n4ra42hyrhwlzy.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As part of their yearly innovators issue, which will hit newsstands tomorrow Nov. 4th,&nbsp;<em>the Wall Street Journal</em> has named <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106441/diller-scofidio-renfro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diller Scofidio + Renfro</a> their 2017 Architectural Innovator of the Year.&nbsp;</p> <p>The 36 year old firm has "gone from downtown phenomenon to international powerhouse" the magazine proclaimed. Already known for high profile projects such as New York's High Line and the Broad Museum in Los Angeles, the firm led by Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles Renfro and Benjamin Gilmartin currently has four major works under construction in&nbsp;New York alone, including the highly anticipated Shed at Hudson Yards.&nbsp;</p>