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Sunday, September 18, 2011

High Line | phase II | Chelsea

High Line Phase II | Chelsea

The High Line is located on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues. Section 1 of the High Line, which opened to the public on June 9, 2009, runs from Gansevoort Street to West 20th Street. Section 2, between West 20th and West 30th Streets, opened June 8, 2011.

요즘 뉴욕에서 가장 각광을 받고 있는 하이라인의 두번째 단계가 최근 오픈했다. 기존의 철도를 재활용한 것처럼 보이게 만든 공원이긴 하지만 고가 철도 구조물 빼고는 완전히 다 걷어내고 새롭게 만든 것이고 막대한 공사비가 들었다. 처음 두 단계에서만 일억오천이백만불이 들었고, 그 중 사천사백만불은 민간과 기업으로부터 조성되었다. 적지 않은 유지 비용은 시와 지역상권으로부터 걷어들인 세금으로 유지되고 있다.

미국에서 보통의 좋은 거리를 만드는데 1 foot 당 700불 정도가 들지만 하이라인 같은 경우엔 3만불의 비용이 든 탓의 논란이 되고 있지만, 뉴욕 도시 개발 계획국에 따르면 2억불 가량의 새로운 경제창출효과를 만들어 냈다고 한다. 이천오백 이상의 가구와 천개 이상의 호텔룸,  그리고 오십만 sqf의 사무공간과 갤러리가 새로 늘어났다.

사실 첼시 지역이 갤러리로 각광을 받고 있었지만, 낙후된 주별 시설 때문의 부가적인 효과에 있어서 어느 정도 한계가 있었는데, 하이라인과 함께 새로 지어진 여러 프로젝트들 덕분에 뉴욕에서 가장 뜨고 있는 지역이 되었다.


  

Monday, March 14, 2011

Sunday night

똑같은 일상의 연속에서 왜 담담하게 대처하지 못할까 ?



Saturday, September 25, 2010

Washington Square Park | Greenwich Village


Washington Square Park | Greenwich Village
Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New York City's 1,900 public parks. At 9.75 acres, it is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. It is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
An open space with a tradition of nonconformity, the park's fountain area has long been one of the city's popular spots for residents and tourists. Most of the buildings surrounding the park now belong to New York University, but many have at one time served as homes and studios for artists. Some of the buildings have been built by NYU, others have been converted from their former uses into academic and residential buildings. Although NYU considers the park to be the quad of the school's campus, Washington Square remains a public park.


Limelight Marketplace | Flatiron


Limelight Marketplace
47 W 20th St New York, NY 10010
여긴 참 사연이 많은 곳이다. 19세기 중반에 고딕 양식의 교회로 지어진 이 건물은 1970년대에 와서 경제위기와 함께 팔려버려 83년도에 Limelight 라는 나이트클럽로 재탄생했다. 2003년도에 Avalon 이라는 이름으로 다시 열렸다가 2007년도에 아예 문을 닫았다. 없어진 듯 했는데, 2010년 5월 7일에 다시 Limelight Marketplace 로 일종의 멀티샵 같은 쇼핑몰로 다시 문을 열었다. 여전히 별로 장사는 안 될 것 같아 곧 문을 닫을 것 같다. 왠지 이 건물을 각 시대의 믿음을 담고 있는 것 같이 느껴진다. 19세기의 교회라고 한다면 20세기의 종교는 쇼핑인가 ? 라는 하는 생각을 하게 한다.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Bryant Park Fall Festival | Bryant Park


Bryant Park Fall Festival:
The Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program 
6:00pm – 7:30pm | Lawn | Presented by Bank of America About the Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program has produced some of the best known stars of the opera world since its founding in 1980 by Music Director James Levine.
About the Performance
Emerging young artists Joyce El-Khoury (soprano), Alexander Lewis (tenor) and Elliot Madore (baritone) accompanied by Met assistant conductor Vlad Iftinka perform a selection of favorite arias and duets, as well as classics from the American songbook.
For more information about the Metropolitan Opera, please visit http://www.metopera.org/.



Saturday, June 26, 2010

High Line | phase I | Chelsea

High Line Phase II | Chelsea
http://www.thehighline.org
The High Line is located on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues. Section 1 of the High Line, which opened to the public on June 9, 2009, runs from Gansevoort Street to West 20th Street. Section 2, between West 20th and West 30th Streets, opened June 8, 2011.
하이라인이 생긴 이후로 맨하탄을 나오면 첼시로 자주 가게 된다. 공원도 공원이지만 주변에 애플 스토어를 비롯한 각종 가게들도 즐비하고 무엇보다 맛있는 가게들도 종종 있어서 가볍게 나들이 하기엔 그만한 곳이 없다. 센트럴 파크가 좀 더 자연적이라고 한다면 여긴 복합적인 장소이다. 

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Korean Cultural Center | NYC

Instituto Cervantes NewYork | Midtown East

Instituto Cervantes NewYork | Spanish Cultural Center 
211 E 49th St (btw 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10017
Instituto Cervantes is a not-for-profit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. Its mission is to promote the teaching of Spanish and to contribute to the advancement of the culture of the Spanish speaking countries.
In New York, Instituto Cervantes works in collaboration with other institutions in organizing cultural activities such as lectures, books presentations, concerts, art exhibitions, the Spanish Cinema Now film festival and Festival of Flamenco.
The library provides convenient access to a wide selection of literature in Spanish as well as videos of the most important films produced in the Spanish language. Also, the library has ancillary materials for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.




Thursday, April 15, 2010

Lighting and Advertising at Times Square


  

뉴욕타임즈가 이사오면서 1904년부터 타임스퀘어라고 명명되어진 이 곳은 각종 광고판으로 가득 채워져왔다. 네온사인이 생기고 난 뒤에는 말 그대로 밤에도 대낮같이 환한 탓에 이제는 안전한 수많은 관광객들의 필수 코스이다. 여기에선 건물의 형태도 그리고 입면도 보이지 않는다. 

Friday, February 26, 2010

Saturday, October 31, 2009

2009 Village Halloween Parade | NYC

2009 Village Halloween Parade | NYC
Halloween, a contraction of All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), is an annual holiday observed on October 31, and common activities include guising/trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of trick, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, to earn their treats.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Alice Austen House | Staten Island

 Alice Austen House | Staten Island

2 Hylan Blvd Staten IslandNY 10305




Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Time Warner Center | Columbus Circle


Time Warner | Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Cir New YorkNY 10019