Banchet, a Unique Event Space Near the High Line

We often get requests from people looking to host events on the High Line. Unfortunately, since it’s still an active construction site, we can’t let people have events up there yet. Many people don’t realize that there are lots of great event spaces in the Meatpacking District. Banchet, just steps away from the southern end of the High Line, [...]

BREAKING: Brookfield Not Submitting a New Bid

Brookfield Properties has announced they have not submitted a second bid for the Rail Yards site. Supplementary bids were due yesterday. Back in January, the MTA asked the five developers to submit supplementary materials supporting their ability to lease, not buy, the 26-acre site. None of this financial information was made public. Brookfield’s decision not [...]

Introducing PHOTO OF THE WEEK

We think the High Line is pretty. So we want to share some of our favorite photos of the High Line– one every Wednesday. [A tree grows from the enclosed platform of an abandoned meatpacking plant. Click to enlarge.] If this isn’t enough for you, our flickr page  should scratch that itch.

Engineering the High Line: FREE

  [Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and New York City's Irish Hunger Memorial by Robert Silman Associates]   [Danish National Opera House and Saudi Arabia's Al Faisaliah Tower by Buro Happold] Join Friends of the High Line and the Master’s Program in Exhibition Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology for a free design [...]

TEXAS is More Interesting Than You Think

I was in Dallas a few weeks ago and learned about a couple of inspiring projects. [The La Reunion rail trestle outside of Dallas. Photo from their Flickr page] Utopian re-conquest of  TX I met a woman named Sarah Jane Semrad, who, along with a crew of activists, is turning a 35-acre site into an Arts Residency with the [...]

High Line Envy at the Big Dig?

Boston may own New York in baseball, but in regards to creative re-development of disused behemoths of the mid-20th century, they may be woefully behind Gotham. Consider Sunday’s Times article describing the slow evolution of the park being built atop the Big Dig where Boston’s old Southeast Expressway used to run. Jerold Kayden, a professor [...]

Storefront for Art and Architecture Benefit at DVF

This save-the-date for the Storefront For Art and Architecture‘s 25th Anniversary Benefit recently made its way into our office. The event, honoring architect (and Storefront founder) Kyong Park, and artist Shirin Neshat, will be held this April in the Diane von Furstenberg Studio, a brand-new space tucked inside a landmarked meatpacking building just steps away from [...]

Action-Packed Construction Update

Section 1 is very busy right now as the team prepares for a delivery of soil in a few weeks. I went up this morning to take stock of all the action happening on the Line right now. Here are some highlights. Click all photos to enlarge. Tracks are being re-installed in their original locations, [...]

New York ASLA Seeks an Executive Director

The New York Chapter of the American Society for Landscape Architects is seeking a full-time Executive Director. Applications are due February 29th and should include a one-page cover letter and resume to info@asla.org. Founded in 1899, American Society of Landscape Architects is the national professional association for landscape architects representing more than 14,200 members. The [...]

Awards Sweep for High Line Champion Amanda Burden

  It’s award season for Amanda Burden, Chair of the New York City Planning Commission  — and one of the High Line’s earliest, most passionate champions.  Earlier in February, we saw her glide up to the podium to accept a New York City Cititzens Committee award, presented by Charlie Rose (right photo, and check out [...]