Ricardo Scofidio was born on 16 April 1935 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Diller and Allana Jeanne Deserio. He died on 6 March 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Scofidio studied at Columbia University before practicing at a New York architecture firm and becoming a professor at the Cooper Union School of Architecture.
