$50-million timber extension bridges the gap in NYC High Line

Since it opened in 2009, New York City’s High Line has revolutionized city planning, with its success resulting in similar projects cropping up as far away as England and Singapore. Now its original co-creator, James Corner Field Operations, has return… Continue reading $50-million timber extension bridges the gap in NYC High Line

London to get a slice of the Big Apple with NYC-style Highline park

A new High Line-style project is coming to London, UK. Named the Camden Highline, it will create an elevated park and walkway in the vein of the remarkably popular attraction in New York City.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: High … Continue reading London to get a slice of the Big Apple with NYC-style Highline park

Victorian-era railway viaduct being turned into High Line-style park

New York City’s much-lauded High Line – which involved repurposing disused railway tracks into a raised park – has been such a success that cities worldwide have raced to copy it. Manchester, England, is the latest to do so and plans are underway to tr… Continue reading Victorian-era railway viaduct being turned into High Line-style park

High Line expansion will take more feet off busy New York streets

New York City’s popular High Line elevated park is slated to be expanded following an announcement by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The proposal aims to improve safe pedestrian access in the area and its first phase will reportedly cost an estimated … Continue reading High Line expansion will take more feet off busy New York streets

London gets taste of the high life with new elevated park

New York City’s High Line elevated park has been such a success that the basic idea has been copied worldwide, with projects like MVRDV’s raised motorway park also reusing old transportation infrastructure to bring new green space to inner-city areas. … Continue reading London gets taste of the high life with new elevated park