James Corner, designer of visionary High Line, to speak at Georgia Tech
September 29, 2009 at 11:37 am by Thomas Wheatley in News
Up in New York City, residents, visitors and real estate agents are all agog over the High Line, a groundbreaking greenspace project that converted abandoned elevated railroad tracks into a breathtaking park. Take a look at photos and see for yourself.
James Corner, the visionary designer behind the High Line, will speak at the Georgia Tech College of Architecture’s inaugural Douglas C. Allen lecture on Nov. 2. Corner, who founded his firm james corner field operations in 1998, is considered one of best landscape architects of his generation.
Here are some of his 30-member team’s current projects:
…the transformation of 75 acres at the heart of San Juan, Puerto Rico into a state of the art Science City; development of a new mixed use corridor for the City of Syracuse and Syracuse University; a master plan for the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus; transformation of the 2,200-acre landfill site Fresh Kills into what will be one of the world’s largest urban parks; the High Line in New York City; the Botanical Garden of Puerto Rico; a 4-million sf urban redevelopment project, with 20 acres of public open space, in Westport, Baltimore; a new waterfront city in Chuncheon, Korea; Lake Ontario Park in Toronto; and the MGM/Mirage Pool and Gardens in Las Vegas.
It’ll be interesting to hear Corner’s take on the Beltline, which in some ways mirrors the High Line by taking unused, vacant property and turning it into a place people actually want to go — and in turn, reinvigorating the neighborhoods it abuts. No telling if he can weigh in on the various political issues surrounding Atlanta’s attempt to do so, but it’ll be an eye-opening lecture nonetheless.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium at 245 Fourth St. NW on the Tech campus. It starts at 6 p.m.
(Courtesy Friends of the High Line)
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