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The Highline
New York, NY

The Highline
2006

New York, NY

    The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a "living system" drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture, urban design, and ecology. The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long Promenade plantée (tree-lined walkway), a similar project in Paris completed in 1993.

    Project Leads

    • James Corner Field Operations

    Organizations

    • Friends of the Highline
    • James Corner Field Operations
    • Diller Scofidio + Renfro
    • New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

    Stages

    • test2

    Site

    Typology

    C

    Land use type

    SUB-TYPOLOGY : mixed-use

    Timeline

    2006

    People

    Awards

    Veronica Rudge Green Prize

    9/8/2017

    The 13th Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design has been awarded to the High Line in New York, designed collaboratively by James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. The prize committee has elected to allot the monetary prize associated with the award to Friends of the High Line, in recognition of the organization’s originating efforts and continued stewardship behind the project.

    Jury

    Diane E. DavisJury Chairman
    Stephen GrayJuror
    Jeannette KuoJuror
    Paola ViganoJuror
    Charles WaldheimJuror
    John E. IrvingJuror

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