The High Line

Product Description

The acclaimed exploration of the iconic `park in the sky’ in New York that reshaped global perceptions of urban space – back in print
Since opening to the public in 2009, the High Line has rapidly become one of New York City’s most popular and beloved attractions. Phaidon’s bestselling The High Line was the first book to document the creative process behind this remarkable architectural achievement comprehensively from concept to completion. Seven chapters offer a multidimensional perspective from the minds behind the iconic structure. Now back in print, and featuring over 1,000 images, including drawings and plans, this visual masterpiece captures the High Line’s very essence.

Review

“Comprehensive… a feat in its own right… a labour of love… Though nothing replaces being there, this book, with its abundance of photos, renderings and plans… is an enriching accompaniment for an architect, landscape architect, designer, urban planner.” –World of Interiors
“A guide to the rebirth of New York City’s High Line, the book shows the formerly derelict site’s makeover into an alluring community space and tourist attraction.” –Time
“Oversize photographs of the construction process as well as views of the finished product offer a nuanced appreciation of the architectural efforts of James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro.” –The Wall Street Journal
“A great book for anyone with more than a passing interest in gardening, public parks and urban architecture.” –Irish Examiner
“The designers’ detailed personal account (and manual) for High Line lovers.” –The New York Times
“Documents the park’s design work in detail…Flipping through its pages makes clear that, as Diller puts it, [visitors] are freed from the everyday in order to see the everyday anew.” –Surface
“A piece of performance art, a richly illustrated tour that captures not only the park’s history but its blooming, buzzy feel. The photographs are breathtaking, and so is the display of plans and drawings” –New York Times
“This comprehensive tome tells the decade-long story of the elevated park’s development in the designers’ and developers’ own words–a unique approach for an equally unique project” –Bloomberg Pursuits
“One of Fall’s 10 Best New Coffee Table Books” –Bloomberg Pursuits
“Consider this a behind-the-scenes glimpse, from conception to afterthoughts, provided by the architects and designers who were responsible for bringing The High Line to life.” –Metropolis
“the world’s most innovative park” –Mayor Bloomberg on The High Line
“The High Line serves up the Big Apple on a platter 30 feet high” –Washington Post on The High Line
“Apparently imbued with almost miraculous transformational powers [The High Line] is the envy of every post-industrial city blessed or cursed with lumps of defunct infrastructure, and an image on the project mood boards of every urban regeneration consultant. …One for the shelf of any designer whose clients now want something a bit like the High Line.” –Architecture Today
“I was captivated by this book.”–Thomas Keller, Vulture

About the Author

James Corner Field Operations is an awardwinning, international landscape architecture, urban and public-realm design firm based in New York City.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro is an interdisciplinary design studio whose practice integrates architecture, urban design, the visual arts, and the performing arts.