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The High Line

Published Thursday, July 29, 2010
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An elevated park
Opened: 2009 (Section 1)
Planned Opening: 2011 (Section 2)
Location: New York City, New York
Size: 1.5 mile long elevated park spanning 22 blocks
Architectural Firm: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Landscape Architectural Firm: James Corner Field Operations
Lead Architect: James Corner (James Corner Field Operations)
Design Architect: Matthew Johnson (Diller Scofidio + Renfro)
Cost: $152 million

Project Goal: The High Line is an elevated park currently being built on an abandoned railroad running through New York City’s West Side neighborhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen.  The idea for The High Line originated in 1999 when two community board members wanted to find a way to save the abandoned railroad from demolition.  Over the next ten years, The High Line’s designers blended agriculture and architecture to create a public park and walkway inspired by the natural landscape which bloomed after the trains stopped running.  Since the completion of The High Line’s first section, the park has become a beacon of light for the neighborhood, sparking a community renaissance of more than 30 new construction projects.

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