We’ve been planning to see the High Line in New York since its first phase opened in 2009, but here we are, 5 years later, and we haven’t had the chance to see it yet. Â Now, with the opening of … Continue reading
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THE CITY AND IT’S PUBLIC SPACE
The city belongs to its citizens, and they must feel part of and identified by it. By its configuration and characteristics public space is the place where social relationships develop, the collective life. In other words, public space is where we can gather, get to know each other, communicate, manifest, converse, learn, stroll, interact; that’s why squares, parks, plazas and streets are spaces that give character and identity and unity to a city. This relationship between this elements and between the notions of identity and belonging must be understood as the first step to improve our urban quality of life. Continue reading
High Line: Public Space, Elevated to New Heights
Half a mile long, the first section of New York’s latest park runs for nine blocks above the west side of Manhattan, along an old elevated railroad track. Ever since the first (exciting) winning renderings of James Corner Field Operations … Continue reading