Comments on: highline

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:28:43 +0000

In reply to Adam Hodge. I have not been to NYC for twice as many years as I have fingers and toes. So I am looking for an opportunity for a visit and will most definitely walk the Highline.

By: Adam Hodge

Adam Hodge — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:59:31 +0000

I walked the High Line last week ! It is an excellent piece of landscape concept and creation . Not only is it a delightful way of walking a piece of New York[starting near 14th St metro stn] but it is user friendly-areas of relaxing seating facing the sun, a quiet water feature, spacious areas,a pleasant and elegant surface to walk on that intermingles with the remaining railway lines, gentle changes in planting to take account of the behaviour of the walkway, some flowers without it looking too ornamental, retaining a slightly natural feel, and evidence it is causing a regeneration of the locality with some interesting new renovations of existing buildings or new builds of striking style. I understand it has been such a success in the locality an extension at the northern end is under way, not that there was much evidence as yet.
If you ever get to NY its a must-see and walk !

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:05:51 +0000

Fantastic project! Thankyou for the photographs Marian – great blend of urbanism, recreation and landscape.

By: Marian

Marian — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:35:04 +0000

There is an article with great photographs of this project in this week’s Dezeenfeed email. Good to note we saw it here first though thanks Stefan!
http://www.dezeen.com/2009/06/15/the-high-line-by-james-corner-field-operations-and-diller-scofidio-renfro/

By: Hugh

Hugh — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:05:09 +0000

Thanks Tom

will look forward to it….

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:06:19 +0000

Thanks for your comment Hugh. I agree about landscape urbanism – I have been arguing the case since about 1987! I am on tour at present but will plan a further post on the subject. I actually think the connection with garden design/history is stronger than with landscape architecture design/history.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:57:45 +0000

Hi Tom
I am a landscape architect / urban designer from New Zealand – I am currently studying at the University of Sydney and writing about the relationship of your book City as Landscape with the landscape urbanists. James Corner, whose firm designed the Highline, is one of the more eloquent of the landscape urbanist thinkers.

Obviously there are no references to landscape urbanism in your book or bibliography – which is understandable since I don’t even think the term had been coined when your book was published. But I was intrigued by the number of similarities between the themes in your book and the ones evident on landscape urbanism, from the obvious ‘city as landscape’ to concerns about process and representation.

Landscape urbanism has arisen in quite a different context but I wondered what your thoughts on this theory are and whether you saw any similarities with your own thinking?

Warm regards Hugh Nicholson

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:51:33 +0000

Do you know if rail enthusiasts, rail historians and railway engineers are involved in saving the Hiline structure?

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:25:44 +0000

There is a Wiki entry on this great project, with illustrations, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Line_(New_York_City). And there is a friends website at http://www.thehighline.org/newsletters/051407.html

By: stefan

stefan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:10:31 +0000

apparently there will be concrete pathways running through the park. walking along the disused railways and plant beds though will be prohibited. there is quite a long list of prohibited activities actually, some no doubt essential to health and safety, but some that seem a bit mean. (no feeding the birds!)