lissoni architettura proposes the ?high lines? pedestrian crossing as a new landmark within the urban fabric of new york. the main concept behind the project is not to create just another elevated walkway, but rather to reinvent a completely new vision for this part of the city. using the morphology of the city and the evident contrast of scale between the existing buildings and the sidewalk, the bridge evolves like a living organism that constantly changes shape by adapting to the heights of the adjacent structures. 

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suspended from the surrounding buildings like spiderman?s web, lissoni architettura?s design will stretch from moynihan station to the hudson yards without hindering any of the activity below. the only elements that will touch the ground are the vertical access points enclosing elevators and stairways, which will be placed at strategic positions. the pedestrians will find themselves walking through a new landscape that changes from day to night, giving them a feeling of floating above the street level. 
the walkway evolves like a living organism that constantly changes shape
 
 
the structure is composed mainly of steel cables equipped with OLED technology, providing the necessary transparency during the hours of daylight to then transform at dusk into a massive living screen illuminating the entire block and creating a new urban environment. the lightweight structure of the walkway will float six met...