High Line
The High Line is a new 1.5 mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroad stretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson rail yards in Manhattan. Inspired by the melancholic, unruly beauty of this post-industrial ruin, where nature has reclaimed a once vital piece of urban infrastructure, the new park interprets its inheritance. It translates the biodiversity that took root after it fell into disuse into a string of site-specific urban microclimates along the stretch of railway. These include sunny, shady, wet, dry, windy, and sheltered spaces.
- Environmental Design Public Space & Community
Year
- 2010
Country
- United States
Lead Designer
- James Corner
Designer
- Elizabeth Diller
- Charles Renfro
- Ricardo Scofidio
Urban Design
- James Corner Field Operations
Landscape Architects
- James Corner Field Operations
Associate Architects
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Planting Design
- Piet Oudolf
Structural Engineering
- Robert Silman Associates
Structural & MEP Engineering
- Buro Happold
Environmental Engineering
- GRB Services
Civil & Traffic Engineering
- Philip Habib & Associates
Water Feature Engineering
- CMS Collaborative
Lighting
- L’Observatoire International
Signage
- Pentagram Design
Irrigation
- Northern Designs
Soil Science
- Pine & Swallow Associates
Historic Preservation
- Robert Silman Associates
Public Space Management
- ETM Associates
Surveyors
- Control Point Associates
Cost Consultants
- VJ Associates
Code Consultants
- Code Consultants Professional Engineers
The High Line is a new 1.5 mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroad stretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson rail yards in Manhattan. Inspired by the melancholic, unruly beauty of this post-industrial ruin, where nature has reclaimed a once vital piece of urban infrastructure, the new park interprets its inheritance. It translates the biodiversity that took root after it fell into disuse into a string of site-specific urban microclimates along the stretch of railway. These include sunny, shady, wet, dry, windy, and sheltered spaces.
