Diller Scofidio + Renfro & James Corner Field Operations. The Highline Park


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the Highline's story


TIMES architectural critic Vincent Lacayo with Scofidio at Highline Park today.



FACTS
- built on an abandoned elevated railroad
- the paving system consists of individual pre-cast concrete planks with open joints to encourage emergent growth like wild grass through cracks in the sidewalk


click : The Highline Park official site
click : James Corner Field Op official site
click : Diller Scofidio + Renfro's official site
click : info at archrecord
click : info and more images at architecturelab

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  1. Pablo DibarOctober 20, 2009 at 10:30 PM

    The paving system is great, very creative, but the path is too narrow from my point of view. People almost bump one another. Watch the last of the 3 videos and prove it yourself.

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