Open House New York on the High Line: October 10 and 11
Open House New York on the High Line: October 10 and 11
Friends of the High Line is proud to once again participate in the annual Open House New York weekend. This year, FHL will be hosting a series of lectures in the 14th Street passage on the High Line, featuring speakers involved in various aspects of the High Line’s planning, construction, and design.RSVP’s are not being accepted for this years OHNY weekend on the High Line. All lectures are first come first served. Please enter on the East side of the 14th Street passage, just South of the 14th Street stair on the High Line. Elevator access is available at 16th Street. Events will go on rain or shine.
Read more for a full schedule of lectures.
Saturday, October 10:
10:00 AM
Peter Mullan: The Unbuilt High Line: Designs from the Cutting Room Floor
Friends of the High Line Director of Planning Peter Mullan tells the story of the design ideas for the High Line that didn’t make the cut.
11:30 AM
Patrick Cullina: Landscapes in Context: The High Line's Horticulture
Friends of the High Line Vice President of Horticulture and Park Operations discusses the High Line’s horticulture within the context of the larger urban setting.
5:00 PM
Lisa Switkin: hardscape | softscape
Associate Principal at James Corner Field Operations and Lead Designer for the High Line Lisa Switkin discusses the design process from concept through execution.
6:30 PM
Herve Descottes: Illuminating the High Line
Architectural Lighting Designer and Principal of L’Observatoire International Inc. Herve Descottes discusses the unique lighting structure for the High Line.
Sunday, October 11:
10:00 AM
Nat Oppenheimer: Engineering the High Line
Nat Oppenheimer, A Principal at the structural engineering firm Robert Silman Associates, discusses the difficulties involved in engineering a park 30 feet in the air.
11:30 AM
Lauren Ross: Innovation, Transformation, and Chance Encounters: Art on the High Line
Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator & Director of Arts Programs Lauren Ross discusses artwork on the High Line – past, present, and future.
5:00 PM
John Alschuler: Parks in Post-Industrial New York: The High Line
Chairman of HR&A Advisors and Friends of the High Line board chair John Alschuler discusses the High Line’s transformation from a disused railway into a celebrated open space within the context of the far West side, and the subsequent transformation and rebirth of the far West side as a bustling community.
6:30 PM
Robert Hammond: How We Built the High Line
Executive Director and Co-Founder of Friends of the High Line Robert Hammond discusses the process of turning the High Line from a dream into a reality.
