Two plazas designed by Field Operations sit on the east and west sides of Frank Gehry's 8 Spruce Street. This is the view of Gehry's building from the eastern plaza.

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

November 24, 2008, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael E. Ginn and Cpl. Joshua M. Simpson with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12) enable communications with a PRC-150 radio at Yausubetsu, located in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines with 3/12 participate in the MK-19 and M-249 SAW training exercise at the Yausubetsu training site. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios) (Not Released)

Photo from a visit to The High Line a week after the opening of the first leg from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street.

Looking north at the "sundeck" between 14th and 15th Streets.

Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro & Field Operations

Building: The High Line

Location: New York, NY

Taken: July 2010

Visit to the extension to New York City's High Line Park, on opening day (June 7th, 2011)

Photos taken for an Inhabitat.com article. For commercial use of these works and any derivatives, contact Leonel Lima Ponce or Inhabitat.com.

Full article at inhabitat.com/nyc/exclusive-photos-of-new-york-citys-high...

The 3rd phase of the High Line opened to the public on September 21, 2014.

November 24, 2008, U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12) participate in the MK-19 and M-249 SAW shoot at the Yausubetsu training site, located in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines with 3/12 are currently at Yausubetsu for the annual artillery training relocation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios) (Not Released)

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

Photo from a visit to The High Line a week after the opening of the first leg from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street.

Looking north from the 10th Avenue Plaza. On the horizon, left to right: Frank Gehry's IAC HQ, Jean Nouvel's 110 11th Avenue (background, under construction), Shigeru Ban's Metal Shutter Houses (foreground, under construction), and 520 West Chelsea by Annabelle Seldorf Architecture.

The 3rd phase of the High Line opened to the public on September 21, 2014.

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

The 3rd phase of the High Line opened to the public on September 21, 2014.

November 24, 2008, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ivan F. McCarthy with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12) performs final inspections on an M-294 SAW at the Yausubetsu training site, located in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines with 3/12 participate in the MK-19 and M-249 SAW training exercise at the Yausubetsu training site. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios) (Not Released)

The 3rd phase of the High Line opened to the public on September 21, 2014.

The High Line is a New York City park, designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Manhattan, New York, USA

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

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The High Line is a New York City park, designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Manhattan, New York, USA

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

Visit to the extension to New York City's High Line Park, on opening day (June 7th, 2011)

Photos taken for an Inhabitat.com article. For commercial use of these works and any derivatives, contact Leonel Lima Ponce or Inhabitat.com.

Full article at inhabitat.com/nyc/exclusive-photos-of-new-york-citys-high...

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

November 24, 2008, U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Matthew E. Robinson and Lance Cpl. Steven J. Baumker with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12) perform final inspections on an M-294 SAW at the Yausubetsu training site, located in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines with 3/12 participate in the MK-19 and M-249 SAW training exercise at the Yausubetsu training site. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios) (Not Released)

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

The High Line is a New York City park, designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Manhattan, New York, USA

On September 15, the City of Seattle invited the public to a free event sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation to hear from and ask questions of the four finalists for the role of lead designer for Seattle’s Central Waterfront. The four finalists teams who presented were led by:

* Wallace Roberts and Todd (www.wrtdesign.com)

* james corner field operations (www.fieldoperations.net)

* Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates (www.mvvainc.com)

* Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (www.ggnltd.com)

Photo from a visit to The High Line a week after the opening of the first leg from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street.

Looking north from near the 16th Avenue entrance.

Photo from a visit to The High Line a week after the opening of the first leg from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street.

Looking north over the stair entry at 14th Street.

Two plazas designed by Field Operations sit on the east and west sides of Frank Gehry's 8 Spruce Street. This is the view of Gehry's building from the western plaza.

November 24, 2008, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael E. Ginn with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12) gives a safety brief before initiating training at the Yausubetsu training site, located in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines with 3/12 participate in the MK-19 and M-249 SAW training exercise at the Yausubetsu training site. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios) (Not Released)

The 3rd phase of the High Line opened to the public on September 21, 2014.

The 3rd phase of the High Line opened to the public on September 21, 2014.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 317th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, on brigade tactical operations center entry control point guard watches a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it departs the area of operations at Peason Ridge, Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 10, 2021. The brigade is currently participating Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 21-06. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley M. Morris)

November 24, 2008, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Timothy J. Brower with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12) coaches Lance Cpl. Kenneth F. Gadson while firing the M-249 SAW at Yausubetsu, located in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines with 3/12 participate in the MK-19 and M-249 SAW training exercise at Yausubetsu. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios) (Not Released)