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Designing a museum that embraces the public

Season 40 Episode 7 | 1m 41s

While designing the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio prioritized making it a civic building that felt open to the public. The ICA challenged them to bring their progressive ideas to an institutional building.

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