03622nam a2200361Ia 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001800064020001500082040003400097050002800131110003000159245014000189264005100329300005300380336002600433337002800459338002700487505086100514520121801375650005602593650008002649650007702729650008802806650004002894650006302934650006202997650005003059651003803109651005403147710002903201710003003230pucpr20210309152500.0111511s2008 nyuaeo 000 0 eng d a9780615211916 a0615211917 apucprbengcpucprdpucprerda aF128.67.H54 bF75 2008 2 aFriends of the High Line.10aDesigning the High Line :bGansevoort Street to 30th Street.cFriends of the High Line, field operations Diller Scofidio + Renfro.htxt aNew York : bFriends of the High Line,c2008. a160 p.bill. (chiefly col.), plansc25 cm.fbook 2rdacontentatextbtxt 2rdamediaaunmediadedbn 2rdacarrieravolumebnc aINTRODUCTION -- Friends of the High Line -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg -- New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn -- Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer -- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Representative Jerrold L Nadler -- Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe -- History: 1847-2006 -- DESIGN: CONCEPT -- James Corner and Ricardo Scofidio -- Competition Entry -- Design Principles -- DESIGN: SECTION 1 -- Gansevoort Street / 13th Street -- 13th Street / 17th Street -- 17th Street / 20th Street -- DESIGN: SECTION 2 -- 20th Street / 24th Street -- 24th Street / 27th Street -- 27th Street / 30th Street -- DETAIL DEVELOPMENT -- Planking-- Peel-up Bench -- Planting -- Lighting -- Rail Track Reinstallation -- Historic Railing Restoration -- Construction -- SECTION 3: RAIL YARDS -- CREDITS -- PROJECT TEAM -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.  aThe High Line was built in New York city in the 1930s as part of a massive public-private infrastructure project called the West Side Improvement. It lifted freight traffic 30 feet in the air, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. No trains have run on the High Line since 1980 and it was under threat of demolition when, in 1999, Friends of the High Line, a community-based non-profit group was formed. Working in partnership with the City of New York, the organization has worked to preserve and maintain the structure as an elevated public park. They held a competition to redesign this space for open public use and this book describes the winners' design ideas. It includes design renderings, maps, and photographs depicting the High Line from its construction in the 1930s through its current re-construction into New York City's new public space. When all sections are complete, the High Line will be a mile-and-a-half-long elevated park, running through the West Side neighborhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen. It features an integrated landscape, combining meandering concrete pathways with naturalistic plantings. 0aParkszNew York (State)zNew YorkxPlanning.2Local 0aArchitecturexCompetitionszNew York (State)zNew Yorky21st century2Local 0aViaductszNew York (State)zNew YorkxRecreational usexPlanning.2Local 0aRailroads, ElevatedzNew York (State)zNew YorkxRecreational usexPlanning.2Local 0aUrban landscape architecture2Local 0aLandscape architecturezNew York (State)zNew York.2Local 0aUrban beautificationszNew York (State)zNew York.2Local 0aGreenwayszNew York (State)zNew York.2Local 0aHigh Line (New York, N.Y.)2Local 0aNew York N.Y.xBuildings, structures, etc.2Local2 aField Operations (Firm).2 aDiller Scofidio + Renfro.