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- LEED Gold-targeted office mimics High Line via lush greenery Wed, 19 Feb 20, 6:30amNew York City’s award-winning High Line has attracted yet another sculptural building to its side — 512 West 22nd Street, a contemporary Chelsea office building that takes cues from the elevated park with landscaped terraces...
- Sasaki to transform Shanghais Hongkou Stadium with a High Line-esque park Thu, 27 Dec 18, 4:30amInternational disciplinary planning and design firm Sasaki has unveiled designs to transform China’s first professional soccer stadium into a sustainably minded mixed-use hub focused on health and wellness...
- Winding boulevard in the sky to snake through Shenzhen Tue, 3 Apr 18, 6:20pmAn elevated mile-long park has been unveiled for Shenzhen, China. Envisioned as a “meandering skydeck,” this “boulevard in the sky” is part of HASSELL’s competition-winning masterplan for a mixed-use precinct within...
- MVRDV transforms an abandoned highway into a "plant village" in the sky Tue, 23 May 17, 9:04pmArchitectural superstars MVRDV have transformed an abandoned highway in Seoul into a 983-meter-long elevated Skygarden. The "plant village" is located high above traffic, and it welcomes visitors to stroll through 24,000...
- Abandoned railway line becomes a thriving elevated park in Sydney Fri, 1 Apr 16, 12:00amBuilt in the 19th century, the Goods Line railway used to transport important Australian commodities such as coal, wheat, and timber until the rail line was shuttered in the 1980s...
- Seattle design covers ugly highway with an elevated park and affordable housing Wed, 17 Feb 16, 2:59amBack in 1962, Interstate 5 cut through the heart of Seattle, essentially splitting the city in half. Now, local architects, Patano Studio Architecture are hoping to rectify the situation by "capping" Interstate 5 with a two-mile-long...
- Mexico City’s busiest avenue returning to residents as a stunning elevated public park Tue, 25 Aug 15, 12:02amOne of Mexico City's busiest roads will soon become a pedestrian's dream - a sloping public park with an elevated promenade will transform the 10-lane road that runs west to east between Chapultepec Park and the city centre...
- MVRDV wins bid to design Seoul’s High Line-inspired park Wed, 13 May 15, 11:45pmSeoul is no stranger to the adaptive reuse of transit corridors: ten years ago, the city famously tore down a 14-lane freeway to develop Cheonggyecheon River Park, a 11-kilometer-long urban recreational space that snakes...
- OMA and Olin chosen to transform Washington D.C.’s 11th Street Bridge into a High Line-style park Tue, 27 Jan 15, 6:43amThe design for the 11th Street Bridge Park in Washington, D.C. will feature the proposal submitted by a collaboration between OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) and Olin Studios. The design by OMA + OLIN will feature...
- Thomas Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge Gets Green Light from London’s Lambeth Council Thu, 13 Nov 14, 1:51amEarly renderings of the Garden Bridge show a planted promenade with winding pathways elevated atop two fluted piers. "The Garden Bridge will be an extraordinarily special place, either to race across, relax in or look back...
- Four Visionary Designs Unveiled for D.C.’s First Elevated Park Fri, 12 Sep 14, 11:02pmCovering an area greater than three football fields, 11th Street Bridge Park will offer a variety of programming from environmental education and public art to urban agriculture and recreational sports...
- High Line Park’s Final Section Will Pay Homage to Its Wild Roots Sat, 1 Mar 14, 6:32amWhile we enjoy the manicured look of the High Line's first two sections, we're definitely looking forward to seeing the more natural aesthetic of the elevated park's final portion...
- Chicago Set to Break Ground on 13-Acre Elevated Sky Park This Year! Fri, 5 Apr 13, 12:01amRead the rest of Chicago Set to Break Ground on 13-Acre Elevated Sky Park This Year! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bloomingdale Park and Trail, chicago, eco design, elevated park, green artery,...
- Chicago’s Sky Park to Break Ground, Distinguishes Itself from NYC’s High Line Fri, 5 Apr 13, 12:01amRead the rest of Chicago’s Sky Park to Break Ground, Distinguishes Itself from NYC’s High Line Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bloomingdale Park and Trail, chicago, eco design, elevated...
- Construction To Begin on Chicago’s Elevated Bloomingdale Trail Next Summer Tue, 2 Oct 12, 1:40amRead the rest of Construction To Begin on Chicago’s Elevated Bloomingdale Trail Next Summer Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", bloomingdale trail, chicago, chicago...