It would harness solar power to become a fully-lit public park with trees, planting, seating and artwork. The technically challenging concept would act as a counterpoint to New York's High Line scheme, which has seen an elevated urban park created on a disused railway line.
Money generated for Lowline through the Kickstarter crowd funding platform would be used to fund a science laboratory, open to the public from the autumn, that would explore and develop the use of solar energy in the subterranean park. It is being spearheaded by the Lowline organisation, a not-for-profit organisation led by Ramsey and former radio producer Daniel Barasch. It has also won support from a number of designers, as well as Girls star Lena Dunham and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark.
The project would see light reflectors placed on surrounding buildings and rooftops to channel sunlight into the park. They would direct the sun's rays to an above-ground solar collector, which would then funnel the light downward through fibre-optic cables. The cables would be linked to dome-shape panels that would beam the natural light throughout the park.
The Lowline team says the technology would support photosynthesis, enabling plants and trees to grow. Artificial light would illuminate the park when sunlight is not available. By the end of , the Lowline group hopes to complete negotiations and launch a capital campaign to support construction of the park, with a target opening date of CLAD news. Sort by sector. More news. Don't miss. First glimpse of Manchester's new urban park by Studio Egret West.
Artificial light would illuminate the park when sunlight is not available Credit: Raad Studio. The Lowline team says the technology would support photosynthesis, enabling plants and trees to grow Credit: Raad Studio. New York has seen ten ambitious new buildings from a range of top architecture firms spring up at the same time β with the public given free reign to add to, amend or otherwise improve on them. But there is. The High Line represents a modern epic tale of how two men battled to save a disused s rail structure and turn it into an eco-friendly park and community space that winds through the high rises of New York City.
