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LEED Gold-targeted office mimics High Line via lush greenery

New York City’s award-winning High Line has attracted yet another sculptural building to its side — 512 West...

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Sasaki to transform Shanghai’s Hongkou Stadium with a High Line-esque park

International disciplinary planning and design firm Sasaki has unveiled designs to transform China’s first professional...

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Urban Nouveau proposes to turn a historic Stockholm bridge into housing and a park

In a bid to save the historic Gamla Lidingöbron bridge in Stockholm from demolition, Swedish studio Urban Nouveau...

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Studio Gang’s 40 Tenth Avenue “Solar Carve” tower tops out near NYC’s High Line

New images reveal 40 Tenth Avenue — formerly called the Solar Carve Tower — has officially topped out near...

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New images capture Zaha Hadid’s luxury High Line condos in NYC

Photographers Hufton+Crow have captured new images of 520 West 28th, the Zaha Hadid-designed luxury condos that...

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London’s first ‘High Line’ park could transform an abandoned railway in Camden Town

New York's iconic High Line is inspiring other cities to repurpose and green-up disused elevated railway lines....

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Elizabeth Diller is working on an opera for the High Line

Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Elizabeth Diller is blending the line between the environment, art and architecture...

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10 landscape design projects that turned neglected spaces into incredible parks

Landscape architects frequently work to transform areas that contain industrial and toxic waste, infrastructure...

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INTERVIEW: Walking the High Line with its garden designer Piet Oudolf

INHABITAT: You're thought of as a pioneer of the New Perennial movement. Can you explain what that is for people...

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What’s the deal with this apple tree growing out of a car on the High Line?

Ward, who is known for incorporating found objects into his works, drew inspiration from both past and present...

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BIG unveils design update and hotel plans for twisted High Line towers

BIG has been basically torturing the design world with this project, first releasing renderings last November and...

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New documentary celebrates urban design icon Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday

If urban design is an interest of yours, get ready to put on your party hat. Today marks urban planning icon Jane...

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Proposed floating island with pyramids connects the High Line to the Hudson River

Set on high-capacity caissons anchored into bedrock, Hub on the Hudson opens the High Line and neighboring developments...

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Design for last High Line portion includes an Italian-style piazza

The Spur will be covered in a greenery-covered walkway stretching along 30th Street between 11th and 10th avenues....

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Isay Weinfeld’s High Line-hugging condos to be topped by Eden-like garden oasis

For his first foray into the NYC architecture scene, Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld will be joining an elite...

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PHOTOS: Incredible Edible Sushi High Line Replica is Made of Mashed Potatoes!

Want to see just how we made this magnificent miniature creation? Head over to our NYC site for the delicious deets! SEE...

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Zaha Hadid launches her High Line-hugging, LEED-seeking 520 West 28th Street residences

Developed by Related Companies, 520 West 28th Street will rise 11 stories above the ground and feature a spaceship-like,...

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Zaha Hadid unveils temporary silver art tunnel near her in-progress High Line condos

Zaha Hadid’s futuristic, High Line-flanking condos are still under construction, but it looks like the Iraq-born...

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James Corner Field Operations unveil plans for new Underline rail park in Miami

JCFO beat out 19 other firms in a competition to master plan the Underline earlier this year. The landscape architects...

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NYC’s High Line Park So Popular That Creators Plan a High-Speed Tram to Move Pedestrians

Jeff Koons may want to hang a train over the High Line, but the park's creators, Friends of the High Line, have...

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

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Four Visionary Designs Unveiled for D.C.’s First Elevated Park

Covering an area greater than three football fields, 11th Street Bridge Park will offer a variety of programming...

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Final Section of High Line Park Set to Open This Month

Although it comes with a staggering $75 million price tag, Section 3 of the repurposed elevated rail line was designed...

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Explore 6 High Line-Inspired Copy Cats Changing Cities Across the Globe

  Philadelphia's Reading Viaduct Project Post-industrial Philadelphia wants to do away with their...

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First Look: See Inside Zaha Hadid’s Futuristic High Line Condos

Just over a year ago, Iraqi starchitect Zaha Hadid unveiled an out-of-this-world concept for a wavy, futuristic...

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VIDEO: High Line Section Two Opens in NYC!

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The Goods Line: Sydney Begins Work on its own High Line-Style Urban Park

The Goods Line will be a 500-meter-long urban pedestrian and cycle network stretching from Railway Square through...

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High Line Park’s Final Section Will Pay Homage to Its Wild Roots

While we enjoy the manicured look of the High Line's first two sections, we're definitely looking forward to seeing...

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Invasive, Cold-Resistant Asian Cockroach Species Found on NYC’s High Line

The High Line has been a gathering place for all kinds of characters since it opened in 2009, and now it's even...

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