SUN-B06: Design, Construction, Occupancy, Repeat: the High Line’s Fifteen Years of Development

Sunday, October 29, 2023

2:00pm – 3:15pm CT

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Isabel Castilla, ASLA (she/her/hers)

Associate Partner
Field Operations
New York, New York

Speaker(s)

Patrick Hazari, AIA (he/him/his)

Senior Director of Planning, Design & Construction
Friends of the High Line
New York, New York

Looking at the High Line’s last fifteen years offers an exploration of best practices in design, construction, maintenance, and operations. Learn how to build a governance structure for planning and construction, how to adjust your site post-occupancy, and how to measure the impact programming plays on the site’s infrastructure.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the team composition of a complex public-private partnership and the team’s roles during design, construction, and operations post-occupancy.
Learn how to implement lessons and optimize design details throughout phased construction and implementation of a project over more than 15 years.
Learn how to incorporate infrastructure to support programming and events post-occupancy.
Understand various procurement methods and how they can ensure successful implementation of unique and innovative design ideas.