London has been in search of its High Line since the day that the first phase of New York’s game-changing stretch of public space opened in 2009. Thomas Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge project was spurred by the desire of local leaders to have what New Yorkers had: an elevated piece of infrastructure, both garden and public space, with dramatic views of the city. That idea, which was much derided and unfairly lambasted, died in 2017. But now, another elevated public walkway has come to fruition: the Tide, designed by Diller Scofdio + Renfro in collaboration with Neiheiser Argyros, on the eastern reaches of the Thames, opened July 5—predictably drawing comparisons to the High Line from local media.
The developer-funded Tide is only partly elevated: the section that snakes up from the river, between residential towers on one side and office buildings on the other (by SOM, completed two years ago, and by Terry Farrell in the 2000s, respectively). This first phase stops just short of the Millennium Dome, the expo site from 2000, now converted into a performance venue.
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