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| Designer behind New York's High Line reveals plans for Olympic Park | Designer behind New York's High Line reveals plans for Olympic Park |
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| The designer behind the much-lauded High Line park in New York has revealed his ambitions for the area of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that he hopes will replicate its impact in east London. | The designer behind the much-lauded High Line park in New York has revealed his ambitions for the area of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that he hopes will replicate its impact in east London. |
| James Corner, the architect responsible for the elevated railway track in New York that is now an urban park and the city's second most popular visitor attraction, said the south of the Olympic Park would offer Londoners a new kind of experience when it opened in spring 2014. | James Corner, the architect responsible for the elevated railway track in New York that is now an urban park and the city's second most popular visitor attraction, said the south of the Olympic Park would offer Londoners a new kind of experience when it opened in spring 2014. |
| "They are very different on the one hand and similar in the idea of trying to dramatise sequences of movement and experience," said Corner, whose practice, James Corner Field Operations, is responsible for the Olympic Park's so-called South Plaza, which contains the stadium and the Aquatics Centre. | "They are very different on the one hand and similar in the idea of trying to dramatise sequences of movement and experience," said Corner, whose practice, James Corner Field Operations, is responsible for the Olympic Park's so-called South Plaza, which contains the stadium and the Aquatics Centre. |
| During the Games it was home to tens of thousands of ticket holders streaming between sporting venues but Corner said that when the southern area of the park reopened it would feel very different from the frenzy of the Olympics. A tree-lined boulevard will open out on a series of "outdoor rooms" that will house different attractions, including an outdoor theatre, a play space, a music room and a labyrinth fountain. | During the Games it was home to tens of thousands of ticket holders streaming between sporting venues but Corner said that when the southern area of the park reopened it would feel very different from the frenzy of the Olympics. A tree-lined boulevard will open out on a series of "outdoor rooms" that will house different attractions, including an outdoor theatre, a play space, a music room and a labyrinth fountain. |
| "The south park was always intended to be more actively programmed," said Corner. "It's conceived of as a place that will be actively programmed so there's something on every week – a food festival, a concert, an art show." | "The south park was always intended to be more actively programmed," said Corner. "It's conceived of as a place that will be actively programmed so there's something on every week – a food festival, a concert, an art show." |
| The High Line, which has won a string of awards, has spurred redevelopment along its one mile length and prompted other cities around the world to investigate the feasibility of repeating the concept. "The High Line is enmeshed in the city and is quite narrow and linear. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is quite an intensive landscape in transformation and is a much bigger area," he said. | The High Line, which has won a string of awards, has spurred redevelopment along its one mile length and prompted other cities around the world to investigate the feasibility of repeating the concept. "The High Line is enmeshed in the city and is quite narrow and linear. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is quite an intensive landscape in transformation and is a much bigger area," he said. |
| The London Legacy Development Corporation, the City Hall body now responsible for the legacy of the area that will meet on Monday to decide the future of the stadium, will not begin publicising the park until nearer the opening date. | The London Legacy Development Corporation, the City Hall body now responsible for the legacy of the area that will meet on Monday to decide the future of the stadium, will not begin publicising the park until nearer the opening date. |
| Dennis Hone, the corporation's chief executive, said he wanted the south end of the park to feel like London's answer to Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens. "In isolation, each of the things can seem trivial – a carousel, a fountain feature, an outside room with storytelling for children, tree-lined boulevards. In isolation, you might say 'so what'? But in combination, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, it could be quite magical." | Dennis Hone, the corporation's chief executive, said he wanted the south end of the park to feel like London's answer to Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens. "In isolation, each of the things can seem trivial – a carousel, a fountain feature, an outside room with storytelling for children, tree-lined boulevards. In isolation, you might say 'so what'? But in combination, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, it could be quite magical." |
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