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THE HIGH LINE: NEW DIRECTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACE by Sharla Michele Russell ___________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF PUBLIC ART STUDIES December 2012 Copyright 2012 Sharla Michele Russell
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Title | The high line: new directions In public space |
Author | Russell, Sharla Michele |
Author email | sharlaru@usc.edu;sharla_russell@yahoo.com |
Degree | Master of Public Art Studies |
Document type | Thesis |
Degree program | Public Art Studies / Planning |
School | Dual Degree |
Date defended/completed | 2012-12-01 |
Date submitted | 2012-08-02 |
Date approved | 2012-08-02 |
Restricted until | 2012-08-02 |
Date published | 2012-08-02 |
Advisor (committee chair) | Wedell, Noura |
Advisor (committee member) |
Bharne, Vinayak Steiner, Rochelle |
Abstract | The High-Line is a public space created in 2009 in the Lower west side neighborhoods of New York City. This thesis will argue that the High Line provides a new model for public space, differing from existing models such as the 19th century natural public park, or the 1950s private amusement park. Incorporating and building on its history,the High Line model reflects the transformation of New York City from an industrial to a post-industrial economy. The site addresses issues of limited space in cities by its reuse of an abandoned industrial infrastructure, and as a model of public space it must contend with the dwindling of public funds available for the creation of parks. The High Line bridges neighborhoods where ethic and cultural diversity had been diminished. And, emblematic of the shift to a service based economy in which the culture industry figures predominantly, the High Line provides a central and novel position for art as a means of framing the city. |
Keyword | public space; public art; historic preservation; adaptive re-use; park planning; urban planning |
Language | English |
Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
Type | texts |
Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Rights | Russell, Sharla Michele |
Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-RussellSha-1118.pdf |
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Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
Full text | THE HIGH LINE: NEW DIRECTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACE by Sharla Michele Russell ___________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF PUBLIC ART STUDIES December 2012 Copyright 2012 Sharla Michele Russell |