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INTERVIEW: Architect James Corner On NYC’s High Line Park

Jill Fehrenbacher — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:00:07 +0000

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The High Line urban park project in New York City opened last summer to tremendous excitement from locals and tourists alike looking to escape the bustling streets for a more peaceful, green enclave in the sky. NYC’s High Line is a project that exemplifies effective adaptive urban re-use in a city that is littered with structures and spaces that have since reached the end of their useful life. By turning an abandoned, elevated freight train track into a public park, this project has redefined the New York experience, affording never-before seen views of the city’s surrounding natural landscape as well as an expansive and intimate look into one of the world’s most dynamic urban environments. With the completion of the rest of the High Line currently in the works, we couldn’t think of a better time to catch up with one of the brilliant minds behind the design of this beautiful public space. I recently sat down with landscape designer James Corner, the lead designer behind the High Line, to get his personal perspective on the what it was like to take an abandoned train track and turn it into one of NYC’s best loved spots of greenery. Read on for my exclusive interview with James Corner below…

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Post tags: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, high line, high line new york city, james corner field operations, Landscape Architecture, native plants, sustainable design, Urban design, urban green space

Nube Verde is a Lush Outdoor Pavilion Where the Elderly Can Find Harmony With Nature

Diane Pham — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:25:27 +0000

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Post tags: Adolfo Nicolás Moyano Retamal, architecture for the elderly, Green Cloud, green pavilion, Landscape Architecture, Living pavilion, nature and the elderly, nube verde, outdoor canopy, outdoor pavilion, plant bearing canopy, retirement home architecture

Gleisdreieck Park’s Minimal Playground Is Built Simply from Wood, Ropes and Steel

Ana Lisa Alperovich — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:40:14 +0000

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Post tags: Atelier-loidl, berlin, Elegant Playground, Gleisdreieck Park, green materials, Landscape Architecture, landscape arcitecture, less is more, minimal design, ropes, stainless steel, tree trunks

Massive Aluminum Mountains in Japan Illustrate how Climate Change Works

Ana Lisa Alperovich — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:54:40 +0000

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Edmonton Airport Unveils Massive Air-Cleaning Living Green Wall!

Bridgette Meinhold — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:12:10 +0000

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Berlin’s Jungfernheide Park Lets You Climb Amidst Hundred-Year-Old Treetops

Ana Lisa Alperovich — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:28:47 +0000

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Winners Announced for National Mall Design Contest in Washington, DC

Mark Boyer — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:53:03 +0000

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Nashville Riverfront Transformed From Wasteland to Cumberland Play Park for Families

Bridgette Meinhold — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:55:15 +0000

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Talking Public Space and Urban Intervention With San Francisco’s Rebar Studio

Emily Peckenham — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:46:09 +0000

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Philadelphia Unveils Their Own Elevated Rail Park for the Abandoned Reading Viaduct

Bridgette Meinhold — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:22:40 +0000

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Buffalo Bayou’s Subterranean Cistern Could Become an Underground Performance Venue

Tafline Laylin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:20:12 +0000

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Lush Living Wall Masks the Construction Site of a New Philadelphia Shake Shack

Bridgette Meinhold — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:47:44 +0000

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Bishan Park: Singapore Transforms a Concrete Channel Into a Vibrant Riverside Park

Bronwyn Tan — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:00:36 +0000

Situated in the heart of Singapore, Bishan Park is one of the city’s most popular green spaces. Once a utilitarian concrete channel, the site has been transformed into a naturalized river through a much-needed upgrade. This project is part of the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) Program, a long-term initiative to expand the country’s bodies of water into vibrant, new spaces for community bonding and recreation. Sixty-two hectares of park space has been tastefully redesigned to accommodate the dynamic processes of a river system while providing maximum benefit for park users. Three playgrounds, restaurants, a new lookout point constructed from the recycled walls of the old concrete channel, and plenty of open green spaces complement the ecologically restored river. This is a place to take your shoes off and get closer to water and nature!

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