http://dirt.asla.org/2009/06/10/early-reviews-of-nycs-new-high-line-park/ Connecting the Built & Natural Environments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://dirt.asla.org/2009/06/10/early-reviews-of-nycs-new-high-line-park/#comment-286 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:13:27 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=2126#comment-286 We can all be very proud of what Mr. Corner and his team achieved with this design. It respects the industrial artifact without being prosaic and Mr. Oudolph’s planting design….true to form….was a perfect addition. I hope that this park will inspire a new age of linear park design , through the existing fabric of our urban cores, utilizing and adapting existing structures in new ways. Sachem Olmsted gave us rus in urb with Prospect and Central Parks but we can also remember how important linear connections of nature were to his work. This modern expression of the concept is a real gateway to new possibilities. Now, if only the Standard Hotel could limp off to Moscow where it belongs.

]]> http://dirt.asla.org/2009/06/10/early-reviews-of-nycs-new-high-line-park/#comment-278 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:40:48 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=2126#comment-278 [...] The Globe and Mail (UK) did a series on 21st century parks, including the High Line Park in NYC (see earlier post), Canada’s new “high-design” parks, and the Promenade Plantee in Paris. According [...]

]]> http://dirt.asla.org/2009/06/10/early-reviews-of-nycs-new-high-line-park/#comment-256 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:36:20 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=2126#comment-256 [...] blogosphere has been abuzz with news of the ribbon-cutting at High Line Park, which opened to the public on Monday. The [...]

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