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FHL E-Mail Newsletter
August 12, 2004
MAJOR
NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT THE HIGH LINE
Today
Nicolai Ouroussoff, the new architecture critic at the New
York Times, made his Times debut with an article
about the High Line and the design team selection process. FHL is honored
that Mr. Ouroussoff chose to make the High Line the subject
of his first column in the Times. We thank him and the Times
for the continued attention they've brought to the High Line
project.
In his article, Ouroussoff
reports that FHL and the City
have made a preliminary selection of a team to design the
High Line master plan. Indeed FHL and its partners at the
City have made a preliminary selection, but further discussions
and negotiations must take place before the final selection
can be formally announced. We expect that the official announcement
will be made in mid-September.
FHL and the City also stress
that a team is being selected at this point in the process—not
a final design. The proposals of each of the four finalist
teams illustrated their proposed approaches to
the High Line, but the master plan itself will be developed
in close consultation with the surrounding community and
the public at large throughout fall and winter 2004-5. The
first public design meetings will be announced at the same
time that the official team selection is announced, in mid-September.
All updates about the design process as it moves forward
will be distributed via this e-mail newsletter.
Read August 12 New York Times Article
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CENTER
FOR ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 2
4
Teams 4 Visions, the exhibition of the four finalist teams
and their design approaches to the High Line master plan,
has been extended. It will now close on Thursday, September
2 (instead of August 14, as originally scheduled). FHL extends
its gratitude to the Center
for Architecture for providing
a home for this important exhibition.
Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place (between Bleecker and West 3rd Streets)
New York, NY 10012
Exhibition Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm; Sat, 11am-5pm
www.aiany.org
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FHL LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE
FHL
is pleased to announce the launch of its
new, completely
redesigned Web site,
created by Robert Greenhood, of Greenhood & Company,
with support from FHL's administrative
assistant Scott Dubois. It's a comprehensive
resource for anyone interested in the High
Line, containing detailed history of the
High Line and FHL, compilations of design
ideas from FHL's 2003 ideas competition,
compilations of visual material from the
2004 design team selection process, archives
of recent press, archives of past FHL E-Mail
Newsletters, photographs, and many other
materials.
View the redesigned www.thehighline.org.
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PARIS
ELEVATED RAIL PARK FEATURED IN MOVIE "BEFORE SUNSET"
FHL
supporters who've never seen the Promenade Plantée—the
elevated rail structure in Paris that was converted to a
park during the 1990s—should make a point of going
to "Before Sunset", starring Ethan Hawke and
Julie Delpy, now in theaters nationwide. A significant portion
of "Before
Sunset" was shot at the Promenade Plantée. This
popular Parisian park is a vivid example of the feasibility
and desirability of reusing elevated rail infrastructure
as public open space. It shows how access systems can be
created; how safe, secure, beautiful public environments
can be designed for elevated rail beds; and—most
importantly—that parks on elevated rail structures
will be well-used by residents and visitors. View more about "Before
Sunset". View more about
the Promenade
Plantée on FHL's Web site.
View more about the Promenade
Plantée from its Web site.
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DONATE TO FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE
Though the future of the High Line looks much brighter now that the City of New York stands firmly behind efforts to create a great new public space on the structure, we still face many legal and financial challenges. By making an online donation, you will become part of an ever-growing group of supporters and will be invited to every major Friends of the High Line public event.
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and Visa). Friends of the High Line uses PayPal,
which lets any individual or business with an e-mail address
securely make donations online.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
430 West 14th Street, Suite 304
New York, NY 10014
(212) 206-9922
(212) 206-9118 fax
info@thehighline.org
http://www.thehighline.org
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