The acclaimed exploration of the iconic 'park in the sky' in New York that reshaped global perceptions of urban space - back in print Since opening to the public in 2009, the High Line has rapidly become one of New York City's most popular and beloved attractions. Phaidon's bestselling The High Line was the first book to document the creative process behind this remarkable architectural achievement comprehensively from concept to completion. Seven chapters offer a multidimensional perspective from the minds behind the iconic structure. Now back in print, and featuring over 1,000 images, including drawings and plans, this visual masterpiece captures the High Line's very essence.

2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The High Line, an innovative promenade created on a disused elevated railway in Manhattan, is one of the world’s most iconic new urban landmarks. Since the opening of its first section in 2009, this unique greenway has exceeded all expectations in terms of attracting visitors, investment, and property development to Manhattan’s West Side. Frequently celebrated as a monument to community-led activism, adaptive re-use of urban infrastructure, and innovative ecological design, the High Line is being used as a model for numerous urban redevelopment plans proliferating worldwide. Deconstructing the High Line is the first book to analyze the High Line from multiple perspectives, critically assessing its aesthetic, economic, ecological, symbolic, and social impacts. Including several essays by planners and architects directly involved in the High Line’s design, this volume also brings together a diverse range of scholars from the fields of urban studies, geography, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. Together, they offer insights into the project’s remarkable success, while also giving serious consideration to the critical charge that the High Line is “Disney World on the Hudson,� a project that has merely greened, sanitized, and gentrified an urban neighborhood while displacing longstanding residents and businesses. Deconstructing the High Line is not just for New Yorkers, but for anyone interested in larger issues of public space, neoliberal redevelopment, creative design practice, and urban renewal.    

Michel Desvigne est certainement la (TM)architecte paysagiste franAais le plus marquant sur la scA]ne internationale. Il collabore avec des architectes tels que Richard Rogers, Norman Forster, Renzo Piano, Ieoh Ming Pei, Herzog et de Meuron ou encore Jean Nouvel, et ses projets dotA(c)s da (TM)une forte composante conceptuelle sont intimement liA(c)s A la notion de gA(c)ographie. La notion de circulation joue A(c)galement un grand rAle dans son travail, soulignant la (TM)importance stratA(c)gique de la (TM)architecture du paysage dans le domaine de la (TM)urbanisme. Cette monographie thA(c)matique analyse les A(c)lA(c)ments clA(c)s du travail de Desvigne A travers diffA(c)rents chapitres consacrA(c)s au processus de transformation, A la gA(c)ographie, au territoire, aux structures urbaines et aux places publiques. Ces notions sont toujours clairement illustrA(c)es par une sA(c)lection de projets, notamment le Walker Art Center A Minneapolis, le Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, le jardin du ministA]re de la Culture A Paris et le jardin japonais de la Keio University A Tokyo.

Gilles Tiberghien est philosophe. Ses ouvrages consacrA(c)s au Land Art font autoritA(c).

James Corner enseigne la (TM)architecture du paysage A la Pennsylvania University de Philadelphie.