A four-minute fly-through animation of the design for Sections 1 and 2. Introducción. Each color is calibrated to match the center pixel of 700 digital pictures (one taken every minute) of the Hudson River, making up an extended portrait of the river. The eighteen-story building straddles the High Line, a seventy-five-year-old elevated railroad line recently developed into a new linear, public park. [55] At this point, Conrail still owned the right of way and the tracks. Milk, meat, produce, and raw and manufactured goods could be transported and unloaded without disturbing street traffic. The architecture of HL23 and its relationship to the West Chelsea arts district and the High Line will be the subjects of the upcoming exhibition Fast Forward: Neil Denari Builds On The Highline, opening in June 2008 at the Museum of the City of New York. The Dia Art Foundation considered (but rejected) a proposal to build a museum at the Gansevoort Street terminus. "Several cities are looking at their own long-disused sections of track, hoping they can literally replicate New York's success. [4][14] A spur, connecting the viaduct to the National Biscuit Company building and closed to the public, splits off at 16th Street. NEWYORK,NY. [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. [122] It has also helped raise the value of properties directly adjacent to the High Line by an average of 10 percent over properties a few blocks away. [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. 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. [140] As of 2017[update], there are 19 projects in the network, including River LA, the Atlanta Beltline, Crissy Field, Dequindre Cut, the Lowline, Klyde Warren Park, the Bentway, Bergen Arches, Destination Crenshaw and the Trinity River Project. [120] It has also spurred real-estate development in the neighborhoods along the line. [12] The railroad tracks on the spur are left in situ but the trackbeds are planted with greenery. [88] The section includes five stairways and elevators at 14th Street and 16th Street. 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. [13], The route passes under the Chelsea Market, a food hall, at 15th Street. 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. Creative Time worked with Finch to realize his site-specific concept after he saw the rusted, disused mullions of the old factory, with metal-and-glass specialists Jaroff Design helping to prepare and reinstall. The southern portion of the viaduct was demolished in segments during the late 20th century. Año de Construcción. Neighborhoods, developments, and places nearby: This article is about the public park in Manhattan, New York City. The High Line's success has inspired cities throughout the United States to redevelop obsolete infrastructure as public space. 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. [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. Its Crime Rate Is Anything But", "Cities See the Other Side of the Tracks", "After Elevated Park's Success, Other Cities Look Up", "Photos: The Differing Destinies of Elevated Urban Parks", "In Queens, Taking the High Line as a Model", "The High Line Effect: Why Cities Around The World (Including Toronto) Are Building Parks in the Sky", "The High Line Effect: Are Our New Parks Trojan Horses of Gentrification? [23] The High Line turns north to a point just east of Twelfth Avenue. Longitud. [124], Residents who have bought apartments next to the High Line adapted to its presence in various ways, but most responses were positive. [10], The southernmost section, from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, opened as a city park on June 8, 2009. At the Gansevoort Street end, a grove of mixed species of birch provides shade by late afternoon. Piet Oudolf James Corner Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The High Line in New York © atelier GROENBLAUW, Daan Heijn In 2002 the project gained momentum and a design team was established consisting of (landscape) architects and professional gardeners to design a public landscape structure within the existing train line. The High Line opened to the public in sections—starting at Gansevoort Street. The Spur, the last section of the High Line that extends east along 30th St. and terminates above 10th Ave., opened in June 2019. [43][44] For safety the railroad hired "West Side cowboys", men who rode horses and waved flags in front of the trains. [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. Discover your new favorite spot. 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. [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. James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf, Zaha Hadid Architects with Balmori Associates, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, and studio MDA, Steven Holl Architects with Hargreaves Associates and HNTB, TerraGRAM: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates with D.I.R.T. [76] In anticipation of this handover, the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans for a High Line park that September. 1930s: style. Three 20-by-12-foot (6.1 by 3.7 m) sculptures, resembling the armature of empty billboards and constructed like theater backdrops, looks three-dimensional from a distance. [4][15] Between 25th and 26th Streets a ramp takes visitors above the viaduct, with a scenic overlook facing east at 26th Street. Art Deco : construction. In October 2004, a Steering Committee made up of representatives from the City of New York and Friends of the High Line selected the team of James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead), Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf to begin design work on the High Line. The administration of mayor Rudy Giuliani planned to demolish the structure. Built in … [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). 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”. September 2004 The State of New York, CSX Transportation, Inc. (the railroad company), and the City of New York jointly file with the Sur-face … The success of New York's High Line-- a stretch of abandoned elevated railroad on New York's West Side that has undergone a Phoenix-like resurrection to become one of the city's most popular destinations -- has generated much conversation about the so-called "High Line effect. The park extends for 1.45 miles (2.33 km) from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street. [53] The West Side Improvement cost more than $150 million,[50] worth about $2.23 billion in 2019 dollars. The viaduct was shut down in 1980, when owner Conrail had to disconnect the viaduct from the rest of the national rail system for a year. More than 720 teams from 36 countries entered. "[144] Director Zbigniew Rybczyński shot the music video for Art of Noise's single, "Close (to the Edit)" on the line in 1984. Ubicación. Fundraising for the park raised a total of over $150 million (equivalent to $178,758,000 in 2019). [89] A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 7, 2011 to open the second section (from 20th Street to 30th Street), with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Congressman Jerrold Nadler in attendance. A containment tent was used to envelope one 25-foot section of the High Line at a time. [4] Around the same time, construction of the second section began. [56][45] As a result, the viaduct's construction necessitated the demolition of 640 buildings. At 34th Street it curves east and descends, ending at street level midway between 12th and 11th Avenues. The High Line design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead), Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and planting designer Piet Oudolf. [129], Crime has been low in the park. 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. Prize for The High Line Park. According to Joshua David, "Empty parks are dangerous ... Busy parks are much less so. Ingeniero estructural. By September 2014, the park had nearly five million visitors annually, and by 2019, it had eight million visitors per year. 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. Mayor Bloomberg and City Council speakers Gifford Miller and Christine C. Quinn were among the major supporters. [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. [50] The plans also included the construction of the St. John's Freight Terminal at Spring Street,[51] which was completed in 1936[52] and replaced the street-level St. John's Park Terminal in present-day Tribeca. [117] Co-founder Robert Hammond served as executive director until he stepped down in February 2013. [132], In 2016, Friends of the High Line launched the High Line Network to support similar infrastructure re-use projects being developed in other cities. A billboard anchors the site to the north and will be repurposed to display art, and a new stair and elevator to the High Line will be constructed with the plaza. See renderings from each section below. Four finalist teams proposed their design approach to the High Line—not intended to be final plans, but rather framework plans and strategies of the direction each team would take if selected. 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. Ownership of the viaduct ultimately passed to CSX Transportation in 1999. The High Line is an urban park, sitting 30 feet, or 10 metres in the air. [56] The High Line, which originally ran from 35th Street to St. John's Freight Terminal,[57] was designed to go through the center of blocks rather than over an avenue. Since opening in 2009, the High Line has become an icon of contemporary landscape architecture. Feb 23, 2020 - section 2 of the high line has officially opened to the public in new york city, as designed by james corner field operations and diller scofidio + renfro. A small section of the High Line in the West Village, from Bank to Gansevoort Streets, was taken apart in 1991 despite objections by preservationists. [138][139], According to some estimates, it costs substantially less to redevelop an abandoned urban rail line into a linear park than to demolish it. 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. High Line Park New York Repurposing the railway into an urban park began in 2006 and opened in phases during 2009, 2011, and 2014. 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. 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. [123] In August 2016, the park continued to increase real-estate values along it in an example of the halo effect. Size The first section of the High Line Park is 2.88 acres and over 0.5 miles long, which runs from Gansevoort Street to West 20th Street. [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. [68] They advocated its preservation and reuse as public open space, an elevated park or greenway similar to the Promenade Plantée in Paris. The work is integrated into the window bays of the former Nabisco factory loading dock as a series of 700 purple and gray glass panes. David, Joshua, and Robert Hammond. The park is built on a disused, southern viaduct section of the New York Central Railroad's West Side Line. The pebble-dash concrete walkways swell and constrict, swing from side to side, and divide into concrete tines which meld the hardscape with plantings embedded in railroad-gravel mulch. [68], A nonprofit organization called Friends of the High Line[45] was formed in October 1999 by Joshua David and Robert Hammond. Lauren Ross, former director of the alternative art space White Columns, was the High Line's first curator. Currently under design, the 18th St. Plaza will be located at street level, along 10th Ave. 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. [45][47][62] During the time the viaduct was disconnected, two large customers along the route moved to New Jersey. Ipê timber for the built-in benches came from a managed forest certified by the Forest Stewardship Council to ensure sustainability and the conservation of biological diversity, water resources, and fragile ecosystems. The High Line’s design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead), Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. Construction began with removing everything on the structure, including rail tracks, gravel ballast, soil and plantings, debris, and a thin layer of concrete. [47][67] The Interstate Commerce Commission approved plans to demolish the structure in 1992, but demolition was delayed due to disputes between various city government agencies and the railroad companies. Last month, developer Related Cos. commissioned Rem Koolhaas’s firm OMA to design its latest project along the High Line elevated park. 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[48], The first train on the High Line viaduct, part of New York Central's West Side Line, ran along the structure in 1933. [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. Those four submissions were exhibited for the public at New York City’s The Center for Architecture in summer 2004, and can be viewed below. [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. [110] Residents quoted in The New York Times stated that the park has become a "tourist-clogged catwalk" since it opened,[15] and one critic called a "tourist-clogged cattle chute". After removals, the steel elements of the High Line were sandblasted to remove the original lead paint. [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. [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. The se-lected team is led by James Corner Field Operations, a landscape architecture firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, an architec- ... org/design/high-line-design. [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. The team selected is led by Field Operations, a landscape architecture firm, and includes Diller Scofidio + Renfro, as well as noted horticultural designer, Piet Oudolf. Inhabitat Editor-in-Chief Jill Fehrenbacher interviews James Corner on his design of the High Line in New York City. 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. The High Line design team is led by landscape architecture and urban design firm James Corner Field Operations. Street-level access is available at 34th Street via the Interim Walkway, which runs from 30th Street and 11th Avenue to 34th Street west of 11th Avenue. [41], In 1847, the City of New York authorized the construction of railroad tracks along Tenth and Eleventh Avenues on Manhattan's West Side. [113] The organization is responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the park, with an annual budget of over $5 million. [63], By 1978, the High Line viaduct was used to deliver just two carloads of cargo per week. [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. In the final phase of construction, the High Line pathways, access points, plantings, furnishings, and lighting were installed. [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. [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. Kim Beck's Space Available[33] was installed on the roofs of three buildings visible from the southern end. ... "The New York High Line officially open" 09 Jun 2009. [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. [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 Tenth Avenue Square, an amphitheater on the viaduct, is at 17th Street where the High Line crosses over Tenth Avenue from southeast to northwest. [141][142][143], The line has been depicted in a variety of media before its redevelopment. Architect Soo K Chan has revealed the interiors of New York’s Soori High Line. [6][100][101] The second part, a spur above Tenth Avenue and 30th Street, has room to install artworks curated by the public art program. 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. … [118] By September 2014, the park had nearly five million visitors annually,[97] and in 2019, it had eight million visitors per year. Jul 4, 2016. Note: Visitor numbers are estimates only. [122] Apartments located near Phase 1 of the High Line are, on average, more than twice as costly as those between Seventh and Eighth Avenues (two blocks east). Shinya Suzuki Buildings by Gehry, Nouvel, Ban, and Seldorff have sprouted up around New York’s High Line. We received ideas from 720 individuals and teams, representing 36 countries, and including ideas as wild as a giant roller coaster and a mile-long lap pool. 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[4][12] At the 23rd Street Lawn, visitors can rest. Entries did not have to be practical or realistic. Additional staircase-only entrances are located at 18th, 20th, 26th, and 28th Streets, and 11th Avenue. [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. [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. [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. [55] The curve to the viaduct from 35th Street was demolished during the construction of Javits Center and was replaced by the current curve at 34th Street. The closure was necessitated as a result of the construction of Javits Center at 34th Street, which required that the curve at 35th Street be rebuilt. The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a "living system" drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture, urban design, and ecology. [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. [16], The park then curves west to Phase 3 and merges into the Tenth Avenue Spur, which stretches over 30th Street to Tenth Avenue. ", "High Line creators launch website to advise on avoiding gentrification", "Want to join New York's High Line crowd? The design team was selected by the City of New York and Friends of the High Line through the competition. [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. Park advocates attributed this to the visibility of the High Line from surrounding buildings, a feature of urban life espoused by author Jane Jacobs nearly fifty years before. Originating in the Meatpacking District, the park runs from Gansevoort Street – three blocks below 14th Street – through Chelsea to the northern edge of the West Side Yard on 34th Street near the Javits Center. In 2011, the television series Louie used it as a setting for one of the title character's dates. Friends of the High Line raises nearly 100% of the High Line’s annual budget. [61][74] Proposals included a sculpture garden, an elongated swimming pool, and a linear amusement park/campground. Stilgoe. [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. [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. The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long Promenade plantée (tree-lined walkway), a similar project in Paris completed in 1993. There are tons of amenities that should not be overlooked. "By opening the paving, we allow the plants to bleed through," said landscape architect James Corner, "almost as if the plants were colonizing the paved areas. Whatever the size of your home garden, there are key tips you can learn from the High Line in New York to help you create a fantastic result in your own space. [132] Landscape architect James Corner (who led the High Line's design team) noted that "The High Line is not easily replicable in other cities," however, observing that building a "cool park" requires a "framework" of neighborhoods around it to succeed. 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 … However, this offer was also disputed in court. [111], The line is maintained by Friends of the High Line, which was founded by Joshua David and Robert Hammond. [95] The organization raises over 90 percent of the High Line's annual operating budget from private donations. [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. The 10,000 square foot site will feature a large, curving planting bed with low plantings and trees.