Urban Changemakers Wanted: Vanguard Applications Now Open
Monday, September 23, 2013 – Wednesday, December 31, 1969
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Once the country’s largest municipal landfill, Fresh Kills will soon become one of New York City’s largest public parks. On Monday, September 23, hear James Corner, of James Corner Field Operations, and Eloise Hirsh, of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, discuss plans for public access to the area’s creeks, wetlands, meadows, and sweeping vistas. This talk is the final event of the Beyond the High Line series is presented by Friends of the High Line in partnership with Next City. Be sure to check out Next City’s blog coverage of each talk and topic, and connect live using the hashtag #HighLineTalks.
James Corner is a registered landscape architect and urban designer, and founder and director of James Corner Field Operations, where he oversees the production of all design projects in the officethe lead designers of the High Line Park. James Corner Field Operations is also leading the design of Freshkills Park on Staten Island. He is also the chair andHe is a professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, where he was also chair for over a decade until this year. He was educated at Manchester Metropolitan University, England (BA with first class honors) and the University of Pennsylvania (MLA/UD).
Eloise Hirsh, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, was appointed Administrator of Freshkills Park in 2006. She had recently returned from 18 years in Pittsburgh where she had been the Director of City Planning, as well as leading projects on open space preservation, transportation, and public education. Prior to that, Eloise had spent 20 years in New York City Government in a variety of positions, her favorite being First Deputy Commissioner at the Parks Department during the time of the founding of the Central Park Conservancy and Prospect Park Alliance. She has taught at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh, and NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service.
This free talk takes place on the High Line at West 14th Street (the 14th Street Passage). Enter the High Line via stair or elevator at West 14th Street and 10th Avenue.
The High Line
New York, NY