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High Line in New York

Long concrete planks form a path over the entire length of the park. The uneven ends of the slabs merge into gravel beds or dovetail into reinstalled rails. The path meanders gently back and forth on the 10- to 20-metre-wide trace. Slight upstands on the slab edges mark the boundaries of the grass- and woodlands, making the selectively placed mini-railings seem redundant. Other beds are framed by Corten steel, which is also used in some of the accesses. In various places, prefabricated parts in the slabs interlock with wooden benches.

Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York
Landscape architects: James Corner Field Operations, New York
www.thehighline.org

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Soundless; Runtime: 5 min.

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