The High Line’s newest feature is designed for kids, who have, until now, been its most overlooked audience members. “The weirder and harder it is, the easier for me,” says Cas Holman, industrial designer, toy inventor, and the ...READ»
Among the high-rises that have sprung up like so much tall grass along Chelsea’s High Line, stands the Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban’s relatively humble contribution to the area that has been dubbed Starchitect Row. Sandwiched ...READ»
Older cities often have massive structures that either go unused or blight the urban landscape. Instead of starting over, designers and architects can use them to their advantage.READ»
The second leg of the High Line, the uber-sexy elevated park that has transformed westside Manhattan into a voyeur’s paradise, opened to great, honking fanfare on Tuesday, as we reported earlier today.
This time, there are ...READ»
Manhattan inaugurated the hotly anticipated second stretch of the High Line on Tuesday with something entirely befitting one of the most mind-blowing parks of the century: "inflatable sculptures" that look like Willa Wonka's garden on ...READ»
Plenty of architects design buildings that reach for the sky. But here’s a guy who’s designing something that flies clear through it. Come next spring, folks booking on Peach, a new, low-cost Japanese air carrier, will board ...READ»
“The past is not dead. In fact it’s not even past.”--William Faulkner
Imaginary Cities
When looking at our cities, can you see the life that you imagined leading? Where do you spend your time? Are our cities inspiring and ...READ»
Anxiously anticipated designs were released today for the Broad, a new museum for Los Angeles's downtown which nearly everyone agrees is the biggest project to hit L.A., maybe since Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall (which is, ...READ»
By most accounts, the recent opening of the High Line park in New York City has been a raging success. The formerly abandoned 1.5-mile-elevated railway has transformed into a popular public park, with surrounding retailers reporting ...READ»
The High Line is a long-abandoned 1.5-mile elevated railway in Manhattan that's been turned into a public park. It's being unveiled to the public today. Enjoy the view.READ»
The High Line is a long-abandoned 1.5-mile elevated railway in Manhattan that's been turned into a public park (with gardens designed by Piet Oudolf, one of our 100 Most Creative People). It's being unveiled to the public today. ...READ»
