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LowLine: An Underground Park on NYC's Lower East Side by Dan Barasch. What is the LowLine? We want to transform an abandoned trolley terminal on the Lower East Side of Manhattan into the world’s first underground park. It will be a new kind of public space, using solar technology for natural illumination, and cutting edge design to capture and highlight a very special industrial space. A park… underground?!?

Ever wonder why there's so little green space in New York? There aren’t a lot of empty plots of land just waiting to be turned into new parks. New Yorkers have had to be a little more creative, and must look in unusual places – the High Line, a park built on an old elevated rail trestle, is a great example. A few years ago, we learned about a massive unused former trolley terminal in our neighborhood, the Lower East Side. What is the space like? Here's what's even more exciting: it's in the heart of the Lower East Side. Let the Sun Shine...

What kind of a park is underground? We think a year-round public space will be valuable for everyone. Le petit Yaka moderne. Heatherwick Studio. Atelier » poster. Labtop - Thomas Sériès. Profiles of Selected Architects | International Architecture | Welcome. ArchiteQ! BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group.

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