Posted on April 21, 2008 by katieatthehighline
Yesterday, New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussof used Tishman Speyer’s winning rail yards bid as an example of a problematic trend in urban development. He explains that misleading renderings are designed (or censored) to prevent public objection, so projects can slip easily through the public review process. Tishman Speyer, or course, is only one example of this, but when [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2008 by katieatthehighline
Another addition to the burgeoning architectural wonderland that is West Chelsea.
This one is HL23, designed by Neil Denari, a new residential condo building for developer Alf Naman. It’s right next door to another far-out new condo, Lindy Roy’s High Line 519. Site work on the project began a few months ago, but construction is officially beginning [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2007 by katieatthehighline
On Monday, architects from the five development teams presented their designs to the public at Cooper Union. Videos of each presentation are now available. Please note these videos have been edited down for length, and the sound quality is not great.
Steven Holl for Extell
Robert AM Stern, Bernardo Fort Brescia, Eugene Kohn and Claire Weisz [...]
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Posted on December 6, 2007 by katieatthehighline
A standing-room only crowd packed Cooper Union’s Great Hall on Monday night to hear leading architects from the five developer teams present their visions for the Rail Yards. Each team made a 20-minute slide presentation focusing on the design of their proposal. Many were careful to mention that the designs were preliminary and that renderings [...]
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