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Steven Holl Architects with Hargreaves Associates

Highline Proposal

Graduated from University of Washington Studied architecture in Rome 1970 Graduate school at Architectural

Association School of Architecture in London

Many prestigious awards including America’s Best Architect from Time in 2001

Approach to architecture focuses on how man interacts with his surroundings

Actually lived near the Highline and had ideas for it since the 1980s

Steven Holl Background

Holl’s WorksKiasma Contemporary Art MuseumHelsinki, Finland

Linked Hybrid BuildingBeijing, China

Attended School of Environment and Design, University of Georgia

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Founded Hargreaves Associates Architecture firm

Designed main plan of 2000 Olympics in Sydney

Specialize in urban design, public parks, and waterfront landscape architecture

George Hargreaves: Landscape Architect

Sydney Olympics, 2000, Master Plan Pennsylvania Avenue Streetscape,

Washington D.C. University of Cincinnati, Master Plan Oklahoma City Waterfront Park

Hargreaves’ Projects

Olympic Torch, Sydney

Waterfront Park Sketch

The Highline

Ground view

View from Highline

Steven Holl with Hargreaves Associates and HNTB engineering firm

Plan focused on ecologically beneficial materials Initially wanted small section to be opened so the

rest would follow Create a loop that would connect to Hudson River

Park by a series of pedestrian bridges above West St.

Move flower market down to the area so nice smells would fill the air along the bridges

Place of quiet reflection “A suspended green valley in the Manhattan Alps” Planned to be totally accessible to the public

Proposal

Accentuate nature Show contrast between the Highline and

surrounding urban areas and communities

Plan to revamp Highline, to increase amount of visitors while minimizing traffic problems

Focus on Natural Aspects

• Very different landscape the rest of the city

• Natural space in a very commercial area

Sketches of Proposal

Sketch includes cut outSection of highline, a Winding staircase, and A connecting bridge toHudson River

Bridge of Houses

An older concept, HollWanted to build housesAlong the Highline, Essentially creating a Bridge of houses, 1981

Aerial view shows the difference between the Highline and the surrounding neighborhood

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/CHE/CHE029-TheHighLine.htm

http://www.thehighline.org/design/design-team-selection/steven-holl

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