Week 5: Strategic New York

Lecture:
The New York High Line
While I enojy the theory and idea of the New York High Line, There are a few issues I have with it:

1. Accessibility

Currently, to access the High Line you have to walk up a set of stairs. Without knowing that there was this beautiful green space up there; just walking on the street you would think that it was still an industrial train line.

I would propose to have ramps down to the street that had greenery planted along the sides. Stairs could still be incorporated into this however as it is at the moment the stairs or 'entry' to the High Line doesn't really invite you up there, you would have to know its lush and green or know what it is to want to explore and walk up the steps.

2. Relation to Street

Just as the previous train line had no relation to street nor does the High Line. Currently it just passes between buildings and over roads. In order to invite people to explore and wonder 'what's that up there?' I would propose green ramps that branch out of the High Line. Almost in a symbolic manner; as the High Line snakes its way through the city like a vine up a tree, it should expand and shoot out runners line a vine. This doesn't have to happen at every entry but some, as means of grounding and establishing it as part of the environment. Not like the Snake that it is, but a living vine expanding and taking over the grey mass that is Manhattan. 

Images retrieved from: HIGH LINE. 2012. High Line Design.  http://www.thehighline.org/design/high-line-design Accessed 25/08/2012
Images edited in photoshop.
Tute:

Future Visions and Scenarios

Plan for the next week:
Sunday:
- Factual info on future scenatios
- Graphs and Tables to display info
- InDesign Template for pannels

Monday
- Compile graphs and images
- dDiagrams for systems
- Patterns
- Festival involvement

Tuesday-
- Planning of the Woodford Site

Wednesday
- Finalise and Review

Thursday
- Print

Friday
- Submit