# Building a park in the sky

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2011
- Speaker: Robert Hammond
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_hammond_building_a_park_in_the_sky)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

New York was planning to tear down the High Line, an abandoned elevated railroad in Manhattan, when Robert Hammond and a few friends suggested: Why not make it a park? He shares how it happened in this tale of local cultural activism.

## Lectures

1. [Building a park in the sky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/robert_hammond_building_a_park_in_the_sky/d0c5930dabf8), 6 min (TED's player)