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    THEArts The New York Gimes In Plans for Railyards, a Mix of Towers and Parks Lana scaizwatcover Two ofthe five proposals evelopment overthe WestSide ralyards, fight include renderings by Related Companice Toews Corporation, top, and Steven Holl Archi- fees forthe Exell Deelopment Compan, below, 1 The Westside ralljards are the kindof urban de- fen penn or more commer an res tial ‘pace than ground ero: what more ‘ould anurban visionary want? ‘othe five proposals recently un veiled by the Metropolitan Transpor tation Authority to develop the 26-acre Manhatan ralyardsare not just a dis- thought Perla gloss of culture, rather than a sincere effort to fometoferms withthe complex social and economie anges the city has been undergoing forthe last dec fe or so. “Located on six square blocks between 30th and [anastreets and 10th Avenue and the West Side High Jay heyards are one thefew remaining testaments JoRew Yorks industrial pase Doren of tracks leading Jandout of Pennsylvania Station carve through the Se A string of parking ots and ld industrial buildings flanks the tracks othe south; the Jacob K. Javits Cone ‘ention Center is lock tothe north. To ulld, develop [rsfist vill have to create a platform over the tracks, at Continued on Page 11 Tn Plans for Railyards, Mix of Towers and Parks ‘From First Arte Page an estimated cot of $5 billion; ‘onstruction of the platform and towers has to take place without Interrupting rain service City officials and the transpor- tation authority, which owns the rallyards, have entertained var- ‘us proposal for thesite in r= cont year, including an ion ‘ceived stadium forthe Jets. The furrent guidelines would allow up {o 13 milion square fet of com: ‘mercial retail and residential, Space; a building te house acu {al group yet to be named; and ‘public park. ‘All fiveof the development teams chose to arrange the blk seer wanwarraN nser gaat Even eee aoa “ie West Side Rallyards if ih ‘The Metropolitan Transporta- tion Author the yards. ofthe towers a the northern and Southern edges ofthe site, to min imizediseuptin of the tacks be low, and concentrated te major ity of the commercial towers to the eas, and the residential tow ersto he west, where they would have views ofthe Hudson River. ‘But none ofthe teams have fully explored the potently rch relatonship between the ral. Yards and thedevelopment above hem, an approach that could have added substance tothe plans. Nor didany finda success- Ful way to come to terms withthe projet’ gargantuan scale. The proposal bythe Related ‘Companies would transform the siteinto vital theme park for ‘Rupert Murdoch's News Corpo- ratlon, the developer's main tn ant. The design, by ateam of ar chltects that includes Kohn Pedersen Fox, Arquitectonica ‘and Robert AM. Sten, would be anchored ati eastem end by @ ‘a-story tower. Three slightly smaller towers would flank it, treating an imposing barrier be- tween the publi park and the Festofthe ety tothe east. “The lan also includes avast reall mall and plaza between, 1th and ith avenues, whieh could be used by News Corpora: tion for advertising, video projec- ‘ons and outdoor fim and eon Certevents —a concept that ‘would essentially transform what |stelng hale as a public space {ino aplatorm for corporate set: prometion- proposal by FFXFovle and Pell Clarke Pell for the Durst Organization and Vor- ‘nado Realty Trusts slightly less ‘istrbing. Following asmilar plan, it would he anchored by a pew tower for Condé Nast Pui ations tothe north, and a row of ‘esidentil towers extending the west Sinuous elevated pe- destrian walkways would Wind {hele way through thesitejust above the proposed pubic park ‘The walkwaysare meant to ‘evoke a contemporary version of the High Line, the raised racks ‘being converted into a publi gar ‘denjustto thesouth. But their real precedents are the deaden Ing elovatd street found in ate “Modernist housing complexes. By comparison, the proposal by Tishman Speyer Properties, ‘designed by Helmut Jan atleast Seems morehonest.Thesiteis, Anchored by four huge towers tha taper slightly as they ris, exaggerating thelr sense of ‘weight and recalling more primi- tive authoritarian forms: you ‘might calli architecture of in timidaion. As you move west, grand staircase leads down toa ireular plaza that would lnk the park toapedesrian boulevard fhe city plans to construct from thesite north ward 42nd Street. Me. Jahn built his reputation in ‘the 1980s and 0s, when many modern architects were strug. ling to pump energy into work {athad become cld and alienat- Ing. Overall the design ook ike ‘conventional 1940s mega-deve- ‘opment: an ody retro vision of ‘iform gla towers get around ‘avast plaza decorated with afew Seattered cafes (Ina rarenice ‘ouch, Mr. Jahn allows some ot histowersto cantilever out over thedeck of the High Line, playing up the violent clash between new andola) “Another proposal, by Brook- field Properties, is an example of Seen oaeenienes Proposal, from top, include a plan by Brookfield Properties, which is using several architects; FXFowle and Pelli Clarke Pel- I's design for Durst Organization and Vornado Realty Tru ‘and Helmut Jahr’s design for Tishman Speyer Properties. be used fo give plan an aro so- phistication without adding much Substance, Brookfield has include (eda few preliminary sketches of Dulldings by architectural lumi- naries ike Diller Seo & Ren- fro andthe Japanese firm Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa, but the sketches are nothing more than ‘window dressing. The proposal Jncldes retail mall and com ‘mercial towers along 10th Ave- ‘hue, which gives the public park ‘an olated fel A hotel and retail ‘complex cuts the park in two, 80 ‘that you lose the fullimpact ofits sweep. For those who place urban- planning issues above dollars and tents, the Extel Development Company's proposal isthe only lone worth serious consideration, Designed by Seven Holl Archi- tects of New York, the plan tries tominimize the impact ofthe de- velopment’s immense seal. Most ofthe commercial space would be ‘oncentratedin thee intercon ‘ectng towers onthe northeast corner ef lac aie. The Gover? ONLINE: WEST SIDE RAILYARDS Images of the ve development proposals: nytimes.com deste forms pull apart and join together asthey rise —an effort tobreal ‘down their mass inthe skin. ‘Smaller towers lank thesite’s Souther edge, their dlieat, shard forms designed toatio sunlight to spilinto thepark area, low, I-tory commercial building tothe north is itedst the groundon columns allo thepark tosiip underneath a) ‘connect toed Street The plan's most orginal fe tureisabrigetice cable struc ture that would span the existing {racks and support a 19-acre ub Hlepark According tothe devel ‘oper, the cable system would te dice the eastof building over the tracks significanty allowing the density tobe reduced 13 mi Tion square fet from 13 milion and sllmake a profit. The result ‘would be both amore generous public space and aless brutal ac: Sault on the skyline. isa sens tiveetfort to blend the develo ment into the city’s existing fab ‘But what is really atissue ere {is putting the importance of pei margins above architecture nd planning. The Metropolitan ‘Transportation Authority colt hhave pushed for more ambitious proposals. For decades now ces like Barcelona have insisted op high Ievelof design in large-scale ‘urban-planning projects, and they have dane so without eco ‘By contrast, the authority ‘more likely tofocus on potential {enantslike News Corporation| And Condé Nast andthe profits they ean generate than on the ‘quality ofthedesign. Adevelop- ‘ment company like Exel sie Iytoberejeced outright stop small to handle projet ofthis stale, however originalits pro: sal (in New York darkhorse Eandidates often find that ami tous architectural proposals re one ofthe few ways to compete with bigger rivals) i “This snot how to ui esky cites. Iisa model for thee rin, ‘one that has led toa parade of Souless developments typically ‘dressed up with abit of parkland, afew commercial galleries and token cultural institution ~ the Superficial goss of

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