Friends of the High Line unveiled yesterday the preliminary designs for converting the old elevated rail to a public space. Created by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the designs are focused on the first stretch of the project– Gansevoort Street to W 15th Street in Manhattan. The intent is to keep it simple, wild, quiet and slow. Finding quiet in NYC is pretty …
Sorry my Japanese is a little rusty, otherwise I’d give us all a full translation of the site. However I do know these captivating photos are indeed of Tokyo’s G-Cans Project— an underground water draining system to help prevent the overflow of major waterways during the wet typhoon season. Just seeing the sheer size and design of this construction through these photos, which almost look …
Details on the proposals from the 4 finalists for the here. The images above are plucked from the design boards of (left to right) Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfr, Steven Holl Architects, TerraGRAM: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and Zaha Hadid Architects. These aren't final plans, just design directions. The winner will be announced at the end of the Summer. If you're in NYC, …
