Design Team

The High Line design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead), Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and planting designer Piet Oudolf.

James Corner Field Operations (Project Lead)
Principal-in-Charge: James Corner
Lead Project Designers: Lisa Tziona Switkin, Nahyun Hwang
Project Team: Sierra Bainbridge, Tom Jost, Danilo Martic, Tatiana von Preussen, Maura Rockcastle, Tom Ryan, Lara Shihab-Eldin, Heeyeun Yoon, Hong Zhou
Technical Specifications: Paul DiBona Specifications LLC
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Partners: Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles Renfro
Lead Project Designer: Matthew Johnson
Project Team: Robert Condon, Tobias Hegemann, Gaspar Libedinsky, Jeremy Linzee, Miles Nelligan, Dan Sakai
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Buro Happold: Structural / MEP Engineering
Principal: Craig Schwitter; Team: Herbert Browne, Dennis Burton, Andrew Coats, Anthony Curiale, Mark Dawson, Beth Macri, Sean O’Neill, Stan Wojnowski, Zac Braun, David Bentley, Elizabeth Devendorf, Alan Jackson, Christian Forero, Joseph Vassilatos
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Robert Silman Associates: Structural Engineering/Historic Preservation
Joseph Tortorella, Andre Georges
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Piet Oudolf: Planting Designer
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L’Observatoire International: Lighting
Hervé Descottes, Annette Goderbauer, Jeff Beck
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Pentagram Design, Inc.: Signage
Paula Scher, Drew Freeman, Rion Byrd, Jennifer Rittner
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Northern Designs: Irrigation
Michael Astram


GRB Services, Inc.: Environmental Engineering/Site Remediation
Richard Barbour, Steven Panter, Rose Russo
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Philip Habib & Associates: Civil & Traffic Engineering/Zoning & Landuse
Philip Habib, Sandy Pae, Colleen Sheridan
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Pine & Swallow Associates, Inc.: Soil Science
John Swallow, Robert Pine, Mike Agonis
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ETM Associates: Public Space Management
Tim Marshall
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CMS Collaborative: Water Feature Engineering
Edison Becker Bonjardim, Roy Kaplan, Tanya Larson
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VJ Associates: Cost Estimating
Vijay Desai, Sushma Tammareddi, Chongba Sherpa
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Code Consultants Professional Engineers: Code Consultants
John McCormick, Laurence J. Dallaire, Kevin Morin


Control Point Associates, Inc.: Site Surveyor
Paul Jurkowski
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Municipal Expediting Inc. Expediting
Elizabeth Kapp


Construction Team
LiRo/Daniel Frankfurt: Resident Engineer
SiteWorks Landscape: Construction Management KiSKA Construction: General Contractor
Bovis Lend Lease: Construction Management
Helen Neuhaus & Associates: Community Liaison