BETA
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 4 · The global ripple effect
nic High Line Global Green Wave
From old tracks, high above the street, NYC's High Line, a green retreat! Now cities globally, they follow suit, New parks bloom, bearing urban fruit!
nic Cities worldwide began converting their own abandoned infrastructure into public parks.
Fun Fact
Global copies: Seoul, South Korea, transformed an abandoned 1970s highway overpass into a sky-garden inspired directly by the High Line.
Glossary
adaptive reuse (noun)
The process of repurposing an old building or structure for a purpose other than its original design. This design philosophy inspired cities from Seoul to Paris to convert their own abandoned infrastructure into parks.
The process of repurposing an old building or structure for a purpose other than its original design. This design philosophy inspired cities from Seoul to Paris to convert their own abandoned infrastructure into parks.
Quiz
What major American art museum relocated its main building to the base of the High Line in 2015?
Quiz
How many visitors did the High Line attract annually within just a few years of opening?
Quiz
What regret did co-founder Robert Hammond express about the park's ultimate impact on Chelsea?
Quiz
In what year did the first section of the High Line park officially open to the public?