The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is pleased to announce that the 13th Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design has been awarded to the High Line in New York, designed collaboratively by James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. [95] The organization raises over 90 percent of the High Line's annual operating budget from private donations. [92] Construction on the final section was started in September 2012. [128] On that site, the Whitney Museum has built a new home for its collection of American art. The administration of mayor Rudy Giuliani planned to demolish the structure. [116] It has 80 full-time, year-round employees and about 150 full-time summer employees. [2] Most of these visits came from tourists; a 2019 study found that tourists made up four-fifths of the High Line's total visitor count. The park became a tourist attraction and spurred real estate development in adjacent neighborhoods, increasing real-estate values and prices along the route. 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[121] According to mayor Bloomberg, by 2009 more than 30 projects were planned or under construction nearby,[88] and by 2016 more than 11 projects were under construction. New York. [66] The remaining riveted-steel elevated structure was unused and in disrepair during the 1990s, but it remained structurally sound. [114] Unlike the first two phases, to which the city significantly contributed, Friends of the High Line was responsible for raising funds for phase three (an estimated $35 million). In 2004, Friends of the High Line and the City of New York partnered to select the High Line’s design team through an invited design competition. Is Demolishing Its St. John's Terminal", "Streetscapes: The West Side Improvement; On the Lower West Side, Fate Of Old Rail Line Is Undecided", "Mayor Dedicates West Side Project; 'Death to Death Av.' NEW YORK, NEW YORK . date. [5] When the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project's Western Rail Yard is finished in 2018 it will be elevated above the High Line Park, so an exit along the viaduct over the West Side Yard will lead to the Western Rail Yard. Milk, meat, produce, and raw and manufactured goods could be transported and unloaded without disturbing street traffic. [97][98][95] The third phase, costing $76 million, was divided into two parts. The High Line's success has inspired cities throughout the United States to redevelop obsolete infrastructure as public space. Friends of the High Line and the City of New York conduct a process to select a design team for the High Line. [47][59], The line also passed under the Western Electric complex at Washington Street. [65], As part of the construction of the Empire Connection to Penn Station, which opened in spring 1991, the West Side Line tracks north of 35th Street were routed to the new Empire Connection tunnel to Penn Station. [61][74] Proposals included a sculpture garden, an elongated swimming pool, and a linear amusement park/campground. [32] During the construction of the second phase (between 20th and 30th Streets) several artworks were installed, including Sarah Sze's Still Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat): a steel-and-wood sculpture near 20th and 21st Streets built as a house for fauna such as birds and butterflies. Soori High Line. [116] Friends of the High Line has been run by president and co-founder Josh David after executive director Jenny Gersten stepped down in 2014. [72] Friends of the High Line played a role in the line's visual aesthetic, holding a competition in conjunction with the city of New York in 2004 to determine the design team which would lead the project. [45] However, so many accidents occurred between freight trains and other traffic that the nickname "Death Avenue" was given to Tenth[46][47] and Eleventh Avenues. The two slabs of the building are “hinged,” angled to further emphasize the building’s distinction from the City’s grid and its levitation above the neighborhood. the high line is a 1.45-mile-long new york city linear park built in manhattan on an elevated section of a disused new york central railroad spur called the west side line. Built in 2005 by architect Linda Roy, it is 12 stories tall, and has 11 units. [6] The first part (costing $75 million)[99] is from the end of phase 2 of the line to its terminus at 34th Street, west of 11th Avenue. Robert Silman Associates. [49] The 13-mile (21 km) project eliminated 105 street-level railroad crossings, added 32 acres (13 ha) to Riverside Park, and included construction of the West Side Elevated Highway. Stilgoe. [34][35] Also installed during the second phase of construction was Julianne Swartz's Digital Empathy, a work utilizing audio messages at restrooms, elevators, and water fountains. At 34th Street it curves east and descends, ending at street level midway between 12th and 11th Avenues. [27] The 120-species plant palette, curated by Dutch landscape architect Piet Oudolf, includes sturdy meadow plants (such as clump-forming grasses, liatris, and coneflowers) and scattered stands of sumac and smokebush and is not limited to native plants. [111], The line is maintained by Friends of the High Line, which was founded by Joshua David and Robert Hammond. [73] Alan Weisman's 2007 book, The World Without Us, cites the High Line as an example of the reappearance of the wild in an abandoned area. [147] Kinetics & One Love's 2009 song, "The High Line", uses the line (before its conversion to a park) as an example of nature's reclamation of man-made structures. Histoire. The building, designed by Renzo Piano, opened on May 1, 2015. The practice is working on a major expansion of MoMA. [48], The first train on the High Line viaduct, part of New York Central's West Side Line, ran along the structure in 1933. Un … The park extends for 1.45 miles (2.33 km) from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street. [45][47][62], During the mid-1980s, a group of property owners with land under the line lobbied for the demolition of the entire structure. The wheelchair-accessible entrances, each with stairs and an elevator, are at Gansevoort, 14th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th Streets. The book also contains essays by writer Adam Gopnik and historian John R. It can be reached through eleven entrances, five of which are accessible to people with disabilities. [146] Sternfeld's work was regularly discussed and exhibited during the 2000s as the rehabilitation project developed. [129], Crime has been low in the park. [28] According to James Corner Field Operations, the High Line's design "is characterized by an intimate choreography of movement. The 10,000 square foot site will feature a large, curving planting bed with low plantings and trees. The contrast between the Hudson Yards plaza, designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz and still a work in progress, and the Spur, designed by the same team that fashioned the rest of the High Line—James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and the horticulturalist Piet Oudolf—was striking. Since opening in 2009, the High Line has become an icon of contemporary landscape architecture. [119], The recycling of the rail line into an urban park and tourist attraction has revitalized Chelsea, which was "gritty" and in generally poor condition during the late twentieth century. 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[113][115] When the city donated $5 million to the High Line in 2012, there was criticism that most city parks had received less funding that year, especially since Friends of the High Line had raised an extra $85 million that year. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. Koolhaas joins a list of well-known names (among them Zaha Hadid, Renzo Piano, and Robert A.M. Stern) looking to make their mark along the 1.4-mile-long landmark in Chelsea. You're virtually never alone on the High Line. [72] In 2000,[68] CSX Transportation gave photographer Joel Sternfeld permission to photograph it for a year. ... “New York’s High Line Park in the Sky Opens” (Inhabitat, June 9, 2009) On High, A Fresh … Designed in collaboration with James Corner Field Operations and Piet Oudolf, The High Line is a 1.5–mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroad stretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson Rail Yards in Manhattan. As lead designers of the New York High Line, James Corner Field Operations are teaming up with Piet Oudolf to bring their “exceptional experience” to the table. [127], Due to the High Line's popularity, several museums were proposed or built along its path. By 1988, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was negotiating with Conrail for the possibility for using the line's right of way to construct a light rail route. [55] The elevated structure was dedicated on June 29, 1934, and was the first part of the West Side Improvement Project to be completed. [73], In 2003, Friends of the High Line sponsored a design competition that attracted more than 720 participants from 38 countries. [12] The railroad tracks on the spur are left in situ but the trackbeds are planted with greenery. [45][47][62] During the time the viaduct was disconnected, two large customers along the route moved to New Jersey. [126] In a 2017 interview, Friends of the High Line co-founder Robert Hammond said that he "failed" the community; the High Line did not fulfill its original purpose of serving the surrounding neighborhood, which had become demographically divided around the park. The High Line’s design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead), Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. … Last month, developer Related Cos. commissioned Rem Koolhaas’s firm OMA to design its latest project along the High Line elevated park. [4][12] At the 23rd Street Lawn, visitors can rest. [134] The High Line has helped pioneer the creation of elevated parks worldwide. [88] The section includes five stairways and elevators at 14th Street and 16th Street. Additional staircase-only entrances are located at 18th, 20th, 26th, and 28th Streets, and 11th Avenue. [43][44] For safety the railroad hired "West Side cowboys", men who rode horses and waved flags in front of the trains. The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. To build excitement for the High Line’s potential as a public space, Friends of the High Line launched an open, international ideas competition, soliciting innovative proposals for the High Line’s reuse. The West Side Line formerly extended south to a railroad terminal at Spring Street, just north of Canal Street, and north to 35th Street at the site of the Javits Center. A year later, a design competition was launched to solicit proposals for reusing the High Line. [1] At 30th Street the elevated tracks turn west around the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project[3] to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on 34th Street,[4] although the northern section is expected to be integrated with the Hudson Yards development and the Hudson Park and Boulevard. 2004-2014. [76] In anticipation of this handover, the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans for a High Line park that September. In New York, they created the High Line, a 1.5-mile public park, and helped transform the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts. The temporary walkway will close for renovation when the Tenth Avenue Spur is completed. [8][9] The route then passes under The Standard, High Line hotel[10][11] and through a passage at 14th Street. Año de Construcción. [10], The southernmost section, from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, opened as a city park on June 8, 2009. In 2011, the television series Louie used it as a setting for one of the title character's dates. [4][6], The park is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in winter, until 10 p.m. in spring and fall, and until 11 p.m. in summer (except for the Interim Walkway west of 11th Avenue, which is open until dusk). James Corner, Piet Oudolf. Fundraising for the park raised a total of over $150 million (equivalent to $178,758,000 in 2019). Finally, concrete repairs and waterproofing work was completed. Prize for The High Line Park. Owned by the City of New York, the High Line is a public park programmed, maintained, and operated by Friends of the High Line, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. [68] The same month, a bipartisan group of city officials began petitioning the federal Surface Transportation Board to hand over title to the viaduct for park use. Paisajista. [117] Co-founder Robert Hammond served as executive director until he stepped down in February 2013. [102][103][104] The spur was scheduled to open by 2018,[17] but was then delayed to April 2019,[18] and later to June 2019. [23] The High Line turns north to a point just east of Twelfth Avenue. [30][31], A summer 2010 sound installation by Stephen Vitiello was composed from bells heard throughout New York. Parque High Line New York Arquitecto. Introducción. [43] In 1910, one organization estimated that there had been 548 deaths and 1,574 injuries over the years along Eleventh Avenue. [108], The High Line closed temporarily in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City; while most parks remained open during the pandemic, the High Line is a linear park with few means to spread out for social distancing measures. Note: Visitor numbers are estimates only. How can the High Line in New York inspire your own home’s garden design? Repurposing the railway into an urban park began in 2006 and opened in phases during 2009, 2011, and 2014. [45][68][112] The organization is credited with saving the structure by rallying public support for the park and convincing Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration in 2002 to support the project by filing a request with the Surface Transportation Board to create a public trail on the site. [61][75] In July 2003, Edward Norton and Robert Caro hosted a benefit event at Grand Central Terminal, where the submissions for the design contest were exhibited. [90][91] CSX Transportation, owner of the northernmost section from 30th to 34th Streets, agreed in principle to donate the section to the city in 2011;[87] the Related Companies, which owns development rights for the West Side Rail Yards, agreed not to tear down the spur crossing 10th Avenue. In 2005, as part of the plan to transform the High Line into a park, the department of city planning under Amanda Burden rezoned … [105] It opened on June 4, 2019, with the installation of a plinth as its initial artwork. [40] In 2018 the High Line hosted the British sculptor Phyllida Barlow's first public commission "Prop" which has been described as a concrete colossus. Art Deco : construction. The Spur, the last section of the High Line that extends east along 30th St. and terminates above 10th Ave., opened in June 2019. The Dia Art Foundation considered (but rejected) a proposal to build a museum at the Gansevoort Street terminus. Parks Enforcement Patrols have written summonses for infractions of park rules such as walking dogs or riding bicycles on the walkway at a lower rate than in Central Park. He adored New York City. The High Line structure itself is structurally sound—it was built to carry two fully-loaded freight trains—but repurposing it required these minor repairs. They emphasise from the outset that “Camden’s Highline will not be like New York’s”, highlighting the “completely different context, both urban and cultural”. [13], The route passes under the Chelsea Market, a food hall, at 15th Street. [68] Fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg (who had moved her New York City headquarters to the Meatpacking District in 1997) and her husband, Barry Diller, also organized fundraising events in her studio. [4] At 14th Street, the High Line splits into two sides at different elevations;[12] the Diller-Von Furstenberg Water Feature (opened in 2010) is on the lower side, and a sundeck is on the upper side. [43], Public debate about the hazard began during the early 1900s. Full-length windows bring plenty of light into the double-height rooms and pendant lamps are custom-designed by SCDA By any yardstick, New York is a city that seems hell-bent on reinventing itself at every turn. Around this time, it became known to urban explorers and local residents for the tough, drought-tolerant wild grasses, shrubs (such as sumac) and rugged trees which had sprung up in the gravel along the abandoned railway. The eighteen-story building straddles the High Line, a seventy-five-year-old elevated railroad line recently developed into a new linear, public park. Entries did not have to be practical or realistic. [114] Friends of the High Line has a 38-member board of directors consisting of many New York City businesspeople and philanthropists, including Amanda Burden of Bloomberg Associates, Jane Lauder of Estée Lauder Companies, Jon Stryker of the Arcus Foundation and Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation. Thus it caused a land use change in the area.ReferencesDavid 2002, reclaiming the high line, design trust for public space, New YorkGopnik Adam, A walk on the highline, The New Yorker, 21 may 2001Jacobs Karrie, The new train of thought, New York magazine, 12 October 1988Lobbia .J.A, One track mind, Village Voice, 21 January 2001City zoning … [109][110] The High Line reopened on July 16, 2020, with limited capacity: the section between Gansevoort and 23rd streets were only open to visitors with timed-entry passes, and were only able to walk northbound from Gansevoort Street, with the other access points being for egress only. James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofido and Renfro, This page was last edited on 22 December 2020, at 06:34. [19] Phase 3 has another ramp taking visitors above the viaduct at 11th Avenue and a play area with rail ties and the Pershing Beams (modified, silicone-covered beams and stanchions coming out of the structure), a gathering space with benches, and a set of three railroad tracks where one can walk between the rails. The High Line’s levitating parkland has been so long and so rapturously anticipated that the nine-block segment that opens this week can hardly compete with its own story. Creative Time, Friends of the High Line, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation commissioned The River That Flows Both Ways by Spencer Finch as the inaugural art installation. 1930s: style. Peter Obletz, a Chelsea resident, activist, and railroad enthusiast, challenged the demolition efforts in court and tried to re-establish rail service on the line. The park was designed by James Corner's New York-based landscape architecture firm Field Operations and architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, with garden design by Piet Oudolf of the Netherlands, lighting design from L'Observatoire International,[81] and engineering design by Buro Happold[82] and Robert Silman Associates. This section features a large-scale plaza for public programming and art, areas for seating and gathering, and two oversized “tilted” planters that will feature a lush, immersive woodland environment. [106][19] It contains entrances to 10 Hudson Yards,[107] built above the spur. The High Line in New York, one of the projects Elizabeth Diller is known for. "Several cities are looking at their own long-disused sections of track, hoping they can literally replicate New York's success. Sternfeld's photographs of its meadow-like natural beauty, discussed in an episode of the documentary series Great Museums, were used at public meetings when the subject of saving the High Line was discussed. "[130] In a review of the Highliner restaurant – which has now reverted to its previous name, the Empire Diner – Ariel Levy wrote in The New Yorker that... "The new Chelsea that is emerging on weekends as visitors flood the elevated park ... [is] touristy, overpriced, and shiny. Inhabitat Editor-in-Chief Jill Fehrenbacher interviews James Corner on his design of the High Line in New York City. According to Joshua David, "Empty parks are dangerous ... Busy parks are much less so. The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a "living system" drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture, urban design, and ecology. Studio and Beyer Blinder Belle, James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead), Buro Happold: Structural / MEP Engineering/ Life Safety Engineering, Robert Silman Associates: Structural Engineering/Historic Preservation, Site Masters, Inc.: Play Safety Consultant, Roux Associates, Inc.: Environmental Consulting, Philip Habib & Associates: Civil & Traffic Engineering, Craul Land Scientists, Inc.: Soil Science, MKJ Communications, SW24: Security Design, Jam Consultant’s Inc.: Building Code Consultant, Expediting, LiRo, Resident Engineer / KiSKA, General Contractor (Section 1), LiRo, Resident Engineer / CAC, General Contractor (Section 2), Sciame, Construction Manager (Section 3, Phase 1 and 2). [93][94], A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the High Line's third phase was held on September 20, 2014,[95][96] followed the next day by the opening of its third section and a procession down the park. After removals, the steel elements of the High Line were sandblasted to remove the original lead paint. [124], Residents who have bought apartments next to the High Line adapted to its presence in various ways, but most responses were positive. runs from 34th and 10th to 14th and 10th. [4][7], At the Gansevoort Street end (which runs north-south), the stub over Gansevoort Street is named the Tiffany and Co. Foundation Overlook[4] and was dedicated in July 2012; the foundation was a major supporter of the park. [63], By 1978, the High Line viaduct was used to deliver just two carloads of cargo per week. [47][42], The growth of interstate trucking during the 1950s led to a drop in rail traffic throughout the U.S.[55] St. John's Freight Terminal was abandoned in 1960,[60] and the southernmost section of the line was demolished in the following decade due to low use. On this page, you’ll find information about the design and construction process that was required to transform the High Line into a public park. Double your impact today! "[131], The High Line's success in New York City has encouraged leaders in other cities such as Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, who sees it as "a symbol and catalyst" for gentrifying neighborhoods. [132] Several cities nationwide have plans to renovate railroad infrastructure into parkland,[133] including Philadelphia's Rail Park, Atlanta's Belt Line, and Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail. The High Line design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead), Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and planting designer Piet Oudolf. Ownership of the viaduct ultimately passed to CSX Transportation in 1999. Almost overnight, the High Line has become one of New York’s most popular cultural … [87] Hotel developer Andre Balazs, owner of the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, built the 337-room Standard Hotel straddling the High Line at West 13th Street. Construction began with removing everything on the structure, including rail tracks, gravel ballast, soil and plantings, debris, and a thin layer of concrete. Reclaimed as an extraordinary “strolling garden in the sky,” the design is characterized by an intimate choreography of movement with alternating vistas and experiences, each leveraging the amazing … [113] The organization is responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the park, with an annual budget of over $5 million. Lauren Ross, former director of the alternative art space White Columns, was the High Line's first curator. A containment tent was used to envelope one 25-foot section of the High Line at a time. [37][38] In 2016 Tony Matelli's controversial sculpture "Sleepwalker" was exhibited upon the High Line. The High Line Park in New York by architect Piet Oudolf was built in Manhattan, New York, United States in 2004-2009. [72] Since the park's opening in 2009, Friends of the High Line has had an agreement with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to serve as its primary steward. [15] However, many established businesses in west Chelsea have closed due to loss of their neighborhood customer base or rent increases. There's a sort of blending or bleeding or suturing between the hard paving, the surface for people to stroll on, and the planting ... "[26] Stretches of track and ties recall the High Line's former use, and portions of track are re-used for rolling lounges positioned for river views. [41], In 1847, the City of New York authorized the construction of railroad tracks along Tenth and Eleventh Avenues on Manhattan's West Side. At 30th Street the elevated tracks turn west around the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on 34th Street, although the northern section is expected to be integrated with the Hudson Yards development and the Hudson Park and Boulevard. [137] Other cities around the world are planning elevated rails-to-trails parks in what a writer has called the "High Line effect". En enero de 2003, los Amigos de la High Line lanzaron una propuesta, para el Diseño y Recuperción de la High Line. [73] Mary Boone's art gallery, as well as Martha Stewart and Edward Norton, hosted fundraising benefits for the High Line in 2001 and 2002 respectively. [69][70][71] The organization was initially a small community group advocating the High Line's preservation and transformation when the structure was threatened with demolition during Rudy Giuliani’s second term as mayor. [45], Friends of the High Line has raised more than $150 million in public and private funds[45] toward the construction of the first two sections of the park.
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