Designing an elevated wonderland

The High Line park

Chapter 1

The industrial lifeline of Manhattan

Chapter 2

The battle to save the tracks

Chapter 3

Designing an elevated wonderland

Chapter 4

The global ripple effect

YOUR GOAL

Master of The High Line park

Ch 3 · Designing an elevated wonderland
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Designing an elevated wonderland
BETA

nic Arrange gardens and walkways to learn how a rotting rail line became an elevated wonderland.

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nic The High Line Park NYC

Old train tracks, rusting in the city air (Oh-oh-oh) Became a green park, a wonderland up there!

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nic Merging concrete and nature through agri-tecture

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Piet Oudolf and the art of wild planting

nic A Dutch garden designer selected plants that mimic the original wild landscape.

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Merging concrete and nature through agri-tecture

nic Designers created a unique system that lets plants grow directly between concrete planks.

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Fun Fact

Wild ideas: One of the rejected design entries for the High Line proposed turning the entire line into a mile-long lap pool.

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Gossip

Do you prefer wild, messy gardens or neat, trimmed lawns?

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Quiz

What did the construction crew do with the original steel tracks during the park's construction?

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nic The design competition that sparked global imagination

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Quiz

Which architecture firm co-designed the High Line alongside James Corner Field Operations?

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nic Keeping the history alive on the tracks

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Quiz

How many entries from around the world were submitted to the 2003 High Line design competition?

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Quiz

What unique feature of the concrete planks allows plants to grow up between them?

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Quiz

What was one of the eccentric, rejected proposals submitted to the 2003 design competition?

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What is 'agri-tecture,' the design concept used on the High Line?

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Quiz

Why did Piet Oudolf prioritize native and perennial plants for the High Line?

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Quiz

Which famous Dutch garden designer planned the naturalistic planting layout for the High Line?

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