tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post5608150390687529071..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The High Line, New York: an urban park in the skyHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-90556476847879715832015-10-29T13:36:36.793+11:002015-10-29T13:36:36.793+11:00Curbed
thank you. You say the aesthetic part of p...Curbed<br /><br />thank you. You say the aesthetic part of pedestrian tunnel is made of a heavy silvery fabric, a 112-foot long sculptural installation. Was it always going to be temporary or did the architect hope that her sculptural element might be a permanent part of High Line?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64588232437529395682015-10-29T13:02:20.851+11:002015-10-29T13:02:20.851+11:00Whenever a building under construction flanking th...Whenever a building under construction flanking the High Line hits a certain height, the developer is required to put up a shed over the park, for safety reasons. These are always of the usual scaffolding variety that you see everywhere... except, it seems, when it's for a building by Pritzker and Stirling Prize winning architect Zaha Hadid. Her Allongé is a 112-foot long sculptural installation designed to give a sneak preview of the swooping forms of her building.Curbedhttp://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/08/18/zaha_hadid_unveils_a_swooping_canopy_over_the_high_line.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38330069320596309122014-05-25T14:15:40.913+10:002014-05-25T14:15:40.913+10:00Since you published this post, it has been a real ...Since you published this post, it has been a real pleasure enjoying the warm weather in open air coffee shops on the High Line. Plus the parklike qualities of the space have filled out, with trees and grasses.<br /><br />Time for you to visit us again. Soon.#30Plus New Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13111581162177810732014-05-18T14:34:01.649+10:002014-05-18T14:34:01.649+10:00Read an extract from "On the High Line: Explo...Read an extract from "On the High Line: Exploring America's Most Original Urban Park" by Annik LaFarge and Rick Darke (Thames & Hudson 2012).<br /><br />The Australian, 17th-18th May 2014 The Australianhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/high-and-mighty/story-e6frg8rf-1226919012493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3861858761519656812014-05-11T20:02:42.040+10:002014-05-11T20:02:42.040+10:00Hi, i think that i saw you visited my website so i...Hi, i think that i saw you visited my website so i came to “return the favor”.I'm trying to find things <br />to improve my web site!I suppose its ok to <br />use a few of your ideas!!<br /><br />Also visit my weblog <a href="http://www.highlineresidences-connect.com/" rel="nofollow">highline residence</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-88753673353491275062012-01-05T10:24:12.279+11:002012-01-05T10:24:12.279+11:00foto
they are super photos, thank you. I will add ...foto<br />they are super photos, thank you. I will add a reference straight away.<br /><br />And look at the flow-on effect. "The Caledonia, with its walls of glass, is one of many apartment houses newly constructed along the High Line." I had no idea that people would flock to live in flats overlooking the new "park".Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78767955180006440842012-01-05T09:23:24.241+11:002012-01-05T09:23:24.241+11:00I'm with David - I'd love to visit the Hig...I'm with David - I'd love to visit the High Line too!<br /><br />Thanks for this interesting story.<br /><br />In case anyone has not seen it, there is an excellent pictorial of the High Line in the April 2011 National Geographic Magazine.<br /><br />Or, click here:<br />http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/ny-high-line/cook-photographythe foto fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234840691455844914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-77410663080432237392012-01-03T08:52:28.074+11:002012-01-03T08:52:28.074+11:00Ben,
Very wise advice. If a raised viaduct is goi...Ben,<br /><br />Very wise advice. If a raised viaduct is going to be built - consider the total environment, not just the top.<br /><br />I realise the High Line was built 80 years ago. But when it was going to be renovated from 2004 on, was the underside seen as problematic at all?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-58068069949501343392012-01-03T01:12:07.522+11:002012-01-03T01:12:07.522+11:00A word of warning. Any such structure may add some...A word of warning. Any such structure may add something very desirable, but it can ruin an area underneath it that is larger than itself. The El would do this by turning it into a gloomy, sun blocked structure with posts and beams, creating areas that might great for crime. It's no coincidence that the 1930s crime movies take place underneath the Els.Ben From New Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-66601923803681939232012-01-01T14:57:24.684+11:002012-01-01T14:57:24.684+11:00lostpastremembered
oh agreed. The sound of water ...lostpastremembered<br /><br />oh agreed. The sound of water is always a delight.<br /><br />I have three first cousins who are New York born and bred, who love the High Line. Probably people who saw the rusty, ugly, weed-filled stretch of railroad viaduct, every day, appreciate the new space even more than an outsider like me.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38228423512929254202012-01-01T09:45:07.334+11:002012-01-01T09:45:07.334+11:00It is more peaceful up there... there are actually...It is more peaceful up there... there are actually water features on the walkway and those are terribly soothing to listen to (when you can) and observe. People sit on the wooden seats and relax. I think it's hugely successful.Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38651428177965047392012-01-01T01:32:54.469+11:002012-01-01T01:32:54.469+11:00David,
the trouble with long term projects is tha...David,<br /><br />the trouble with long term projects is that they are sooooo long. From the time the community-based group, Friends of the High Line, started planning in 1999 until the first visitors were allowed aboard in 2009, you might have made many trips to New York.<br /><br />In any case, changes and additions will continue to happen to The High Line. So any time will be a good time to visit. The sooner the better :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-63690815156407842662012-01-01T01:26:09.033+11:002012-01-01T01:26:09.033+11:00Hermes
people become very disheartened. Project a...Hermes<br /><br />people become very disheartened. Project after project has failed, because developers destroy old properties or because state governments can't get their act together.<br /><br />Here is evidence that when enough people and enough money back some piece of urban renewal, it can happen.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-34968495546166442712011-12-31T22:02:18.753+11:002011-12-31T22:02:18.753+11:00Helen,
Ever since I heard about this project I...Helen, <br />Ever since I heard about this project I've wanted to visit it. So last time I was in NY I did some research and found out it was due to open a month after I left. So it is just about top of my list for the next time ... there will be a next time won't there!David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-62957090996696364902011-12-31T21:21:13.247+11:002011-12-31T21:21:13.247+11:00"I actually believe it was a radical demonstr..."I actually believe it was a radical demonstration of people-power and local planning. "<br /><br />They have tried to do something similar but nothing like so ambitious with the monorail in Docklands. Another thought provoking post. Here's to many more of them in 2012.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-67619971366843813522011-12-31T18:11:29.058+11:002011-12-31T18:11:29.058+11:00New Yorker,
I don't suppose The High Line wil...New Yorker,<br /><br />I don't suppose The High Line will ever be Central Park, but then the Friends of the High Line were never going for a second Central Park. So within the parameters the city was given, they did a fantastic job. <br /><br />The good burghers of St Louis saw that your urban renewal project was doable, and created their own in response - St Louis's CitygardenHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-55530914213844468002011-12-31T18:00:05.810+11:002011-12-31T18:00:05.810+11:00Andrew
I don't imagine it is cooler or fresher...Andrew<br />I don't imagine it is cooler or fresher on The High Line, but it would certainly be cleaner, more relaxed, less crowded and more "park like" than on the city streets below.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-11754677143182655812011-12-31T14:20:04.868+11:002011-12-31T14:20:04.868+11:00Thanks for showing a successful urban renewal proj...Thanks for showing a successful urban renewal project in New York. My children have loved going up there.New Yorkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-52324973246252243852011-12-31T12:16:31.601+11:002011-12-31T12:16:31.601+11:00I wonder what the atmosphere feels like? Are you s...I wonder what the atmosphere feels like? Are you still aware of the heavy traffic below? Does the air feel fresh and a little cooler because of the greenery?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com