Field Ops to Design the Country’s Largest Urban Park

Posted on April 11, 2008 by katieatthehighline

[A rendering of the bird refuge planned for Shelby Farms Park. Courtesy Field Operations.]
Yesterday, James Corner from Field Operations (the landscape architecture firm heading up the High Line’s design team) revealed plans for the firm’s newest commission: Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, the 4,500-acre site that will be America’s largest urban park. (Central Park, by [...]

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Back to TEXAS: Voelcker Park

Posted on March 10, 2008 by robertatthehighline

When people hear I am from San Antonio they often ask if I hope the High Line becomes like the River Walk. The answer is no. The River Walk is designed for tourists, and my dream is that the High Line is first and foremost a well-loved park for New Yorkers that visitors may also [...]

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TEXAS is More Interesting Than You Think

Posted on February 25, 2008 by robertatthehighline

I was in Dallas a few weeks ago and learned about a couple of inspiring projects.

[The La Reunion rail trestle outside of Dallas. Photo from their Flickr page]
Utopian re-conquest of  TX
I met a woman named Sarah Jane Semrad, who, along with a crew of activists, is turning a 35-acre site into an Arts Residency with the main building going up around [...]

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