High Line Design Competition Prepares to Launch
December 10, 2002
High Line Design Competition Prepares to Launch
FHL will launch its eagerly anticipated design competition later this month. The open, one-stage ideas competition will challenge entrants to create compelling visions for a new, urban, public space on 1.45 miles of existing New York City infrastructure – the High Line. Specifically, entrants will be encouraged to define a comprehensive vision for the High Line; to identify design solutions to the challenge of providing universal (A.D.A.-compliant) access to the structure's elevated platform; and to provide a creative response to the High Line's urban context – especially the structure's unique ability to interact with existing and future construction. The contest will culminate in a well-publicized exhibition at a high-profile Manhattan venue, accompanied by a publication and a Web site.
Who can enter: The competition is open to architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, artists, community members, and all other interested parties. Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged to enter.
Registration fee: $100 for individual/team entries. Architecture schools can pay a per-studio fee of $300 and enter up to 15 separate student entries.
Deadlines: Registrations will be accepted between the competition's launch, in mid-December 2002, and April 4, 2003. Deadline for submissions: May 5, 2003.
Jurors: Architects Steven Holl, Bernard Tschumi, and Marilyn Jordan Taylor; curator Lynne Cook, of Dia Center for the Arts; a FHL representative; and four additional jurors, to be announced.
For more info: Following the official launch, the competition guidelines, registration forms, and background research will be available at www.thehighline.org/competition.
Who can enter: The competition is open to architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, artists, community members, and all other interested parties. Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged to enter.
Registration fee: $100 for individual/team entries. Architecture schools can pay a per-studio fee of $300 and enter up to 15 separate student entries.
Deadlines: Registrations will be accepted between the competition's launch, in mid-December 2002, and April 4, 2003. Deadline for submissions: May 5, 2003.
Jurors: Architects Steven Holl, Bernard Tschumi, and Marilyn Jordan Taylor; curator Lynne Cook, of Dia Center for the Arts; a FHL representative; and four additional jurors, to be announced.
For more info: Following the official launch, the competition guidelines, registration forms, and background research will be available at www.thehighline.org/competition.
