Chelsea and the Meatpacking District: Architecture and Art along the High Line

Duration: 3.5 - 4 hours / 8 hours. Tuesday - Saturday, other days with limited access to certain buildings.
Transport: Walking
Services: experienced local architect as guide, printed list of pre-selected current exhibitions for each participant for further individual exploration
Languages: English, German, other languages upon request
Group size: Max. 20 pax / max. 5 pax (mini tour)
Price: $650 half day / $1200 full day / $300 mini tour (max. 5 people)
Not included: Consumption at café

Chelsea and the Meatpacking District: Architecture and Art along the High Line

Walk along New York’s new elevated High Line Park (Field Operations/ Diller Scofidio + Renfro) through the Chelsea gallery district with projects by Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Frank Gehry, Neil Denari and Future Systems. Tour new gallery buildings and renovations by Richard Gluckman, Selldorf Architects and OMA, and visit selected exhibitions in some of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries. In the former Meatpacking District we will visit buildings by SHoP, Matthew Baird and Handel Architects, a store by Mateo Thun, a restaurant by Tadao Ando, as well as the new Whitney Museum by Renzo Piano (under construction). The tour can be extended to a full day tour, in combination with projects in the West Village by Richard Meier, Asymptote and others.

Meatpacking District

Historic District with buildings designed by SHoP, Matthew Baird, Handel Architects and Renzo Piano

High Line Park – James Corner Field Operations / Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Piet Oudulf, 2009 / 2011 / 2014

stroll through the elevated park along new projects by Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Frank Gehry & Neil Denari

Chelsea Gallery District

interior visit of selected galleries – including the new David Zwirner Gallery by Annabelle Selldorf, 2013

Start of the tour in front of Think Coffee, located on 8^th Avenue between 14^th & 13^th Street, right at the A/C/E train station 14^th Street and the L train station 8^th Avenue.

Coffee break in the Chelsea Market or on the High Line, for extended tour also a lunch break at the Chelsea Market or a burger lunch at Bubby’s or the Half King or Japanese at Tadao Ando’s restaurant morimoto.

The tour ends in Chelsea with the opportunity to individually visit further exhibitions.

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