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Cities are becoming increasingly privatized: commercial real estate dominates the streets, carving up open space that once belonged to the public and selling it as a commodity to the highest bidder. Architect Elizabeth Diller explores the causes and effects of this growing threat — and takes us on tour of her groundbreaking projects aimed at creating landscapes for the public to enjoy, from the High Line in New York City to Zaryadye Park in Moscow.
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February 17, 2021 at 2:02 am
It’s interesting to see the genesis of the highline, but it has become a total tourist trap, and they’ve closed off all entrances except one during covid. Doesn’t really feel like a public park.
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February 17, 2021 at 2:39 am
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February 17, 2021 at 2:46 am
“In 2004, my studio came into the orbit of two inspired citizen activists who launched a campaign to save a 1.5 mile stretch of derelict infrastructure and convert it into a public park.”
Wasn’t even looking at the screen, and immediately knew it was the High Line.
New York City does that to you.
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February 17, 2021 at 4:35 am
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February 17, 2021 at 6:14 am
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February 17, 2021 at 8:05 am
Lived in New York my entire life, never been on The High Line since it’s opening. Only when it was prohibited. 🚫 I was one of the regulars. 😄😄😄
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February 17, 2021 at 8:17 am
We need more developers like this especially Urban Developers
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February 17, 2021 at 10:39 am
She just gave me goosebumps! And I am not even an architect!
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February 18, 2021 at 1:32 am
I visited the high line a few years back and I really enjoyed the beautiful and fresh space in the midst of urban busyness.
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February 18, 2021 at 2:12 am
This is the type of things we need on our cities!!
Steve Marriott
February 18, 2021 at 4:35 am
Wow what a great video and great ideas by the architects.
Interesting to see the unpredictable effects that these projects cause!
Gregory Guerrier
February 18, 2021 at 5:09 pm
Thank you Elizabeth Diller for all the persistent and thoughtful efforts which made our city even more special! ♥️
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February 18, 2021 at 7:03 pm
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February 18, 2021 at 7:36 pm
This was refreshing! Thank you
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February 19, 2021 at 7:24 pm
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February 21, 2021 at 10:32 am
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erit guerrero
February 21, 2021 at 6:10 pm
it was a pleasure to listen who did and proyect this great park, high line, I had learn about this proyect few years ago an use as one of my resources to developed one of my proyects in my carrer- I study architecture- it was great see how a old construction can be use to integrate and give life at teh city especially right now, when our cities continues expand and it looks like how goverments forgot the importance of the public space and how important is the nature for us.
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February 21, 2021 at 10:19 pm
I think she’s a bit of a dinosaur as far as her ideas go, but the pinciples and practice of the Highline are excellent. I think we need to plan for cities with at most 40% of their current population and these things will be more than public spaces as she conceives the term. They will be farms and living spaces.
David Timlin
February 21, 2021 at 10:54 pm
New York City has lost its soul, its become just another generic city the Creative and Flamboyant communities have been pushed out.
Nathan Buergi
February 22, 2021 at 7:42 pm
Designer: Let sneakily steal land from private citizens and give it to the government to manage.
Also the designer: THIS IS DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM!
Sergei Iurtaev
February 22, 2021 at 9:57 pm
Thank you too.