Alexandru Dan
Winnie Hu states in The New York Times article that Manhattan has a growing pedestrian congestion problem and the streets are at certain times too crowded to be used. New York City is a walkable city, where the streets play an important role to the quality of the public space. Harvey Wiley Corbett proposals were aiming to solve the congestion problem with which Manhattan still struggles today. Nevertheless, since 1923 there has been only one project built that relates to their vision: The High Line by James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. With the goal to find a possible solution to ease the congestion in Manhattan, this thesis explores the possibilities to enlarge the public space in Midtown Manhattan. It also seeks to understand how Manhattan is similar or different from Corbett vision today.
Die master thesis Manhattan Above was supervised Brian Cody (Institute of Buildings and Energy).
Alexandru Dan
Winnie Hu states in The New York Times article that Manhattan has a growing pedestrian congestion problem and the streets are at certain times too crowded to be used. New York City is a walkable city, where the streets play an important role to the quality of the public space. Harvey Wiley Corbett proposals were aiming to solve the congestion problem with which Manhattan still struggles today. Nevertheless, since 1923 there has been only one project built that relates to their vision: The High Line by James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. With the goal to find a possible solution to ease the congestion in Manhattan, this thesis explores the possibilities to enlarge the public space in Midtown Manhattan. It also seeks to understand how Manhattan is similar or different from Corbett vision today.
The master thesis Manhattan Above was supervised by Brian Cody (Insitute of Buildings and Energy).