Robert Hammond: Building a park in the sky

[lightandbeautiful]

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[andreeaweed]

So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering.

[CustardGanet]

Hope it works better than their 'Airport in a skyscraper' idea.

[toplad2]

@CustardGanet straight form sickipedia, nice

[itkapatanka]

is it just me or is Robert Hammond hot?

[Watsuda]

Let's just hope the guy won't get shot on a boat.

[affixlabelhere]

hey, my name's Robert Hammond too!

[Dekationz]

prettyawe

[Thimmet]

Wow, that is an intriguing use for the railroad. I want to walk those parks when i'll go visit NYC sometime in the future :)

[TheJBrownable]

That is a very cool idea.

[mrmacdad]

that's really cool! Inspiring

[stanmannorris74]

Robert Hammond you are my HERO

[petrosmedia]

What a great idea!

[manonthemount]

ffs TED, whe nwill you learn to keep that intro/outro noise to less than 500% of the decibles of the speach

[manonthemount]

lol i love the 'we got the numbers wrong' part

we overran on costs by 50%, and ovveran the final value by multiples!

[hcortens]

@manonthemount congratulations! you got the joke!

[dontblockmedk]

That is nice but community gardens (producing food) might have been better.

"Money/market" is ROOT of problems, how do we:

1. stop corruption caused by profit motive?

2. ensure everyone has minimum necessities?

ANSWER

1. FREELY Share ALL resources & knowledge worldwide, NO more money/property

2. Use LATEST technology to create an ABUNDANCE of all our needs, NO more waste/theft

3. Automate/localize ALL production and distribution, NO more central control/wage slavery

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[TheFounderUtopia]

@dontblockmedk

I agree with your first sentence. Personally I don't understand why we don't just plant apple trees and blackberry bushes and all sorts of simple, easily grown things at every street corner and walkway. What harm would it do? If we can plant trees everywhere to make things look "scenic" why not apple or cherry trees? Then you can be walking, decide you are a bit peckish and simply reach out and grab a piece of fruit as you walk on by. Would be a godsend for the homeless too.

[dontblockmedk]

@TheFounderUtopia That is right. I always wonder why they don't plant fruit trees and vegetable plants all over, especially in public areas using public money.

Instead of the government giving trillions of dollars to banks and multinational corps, imagine if they used that money to install solar panels and plant fruit trees and vegetables in many residences around the country.

Money market property system FAILED, we need to use scientific method to produce all necessities for all directly.

[TheFounderUtopia]

@dontblockmedk

I'm not even concerned about setting aside extra money for it, while that would be a bonus, it's really not *necessary* to make this happen. The same money they already spend planting rows of trees on every sidewalk could be used on apple trees. There could be stretches of soil following every road, public gardens in every park where we all drop our own seeds and let them grow. When you stop fighting nature and just let her bloom, everything gets CHEAPER, nature WANTS to provide.

[Andrunja]

Great Idea!!!

[enriqueDFTL]

I want to go there!!!!!

[LemonLimeLaughter]

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[GeracaodeValor]

gREAT!!

[WyldOrbit]

@lowell90 Im really hoping that the ted talks audience isnt stupid enough to fall for "global warming" lmfao.

[WyldOrbit]

I think Ted talks needs a new intro. Im getting tired of seeing Al Gores Lying face. Global warming is not real.

[WyldOrbit]

@lowell90 You mean stupid enough to fall for it?

[G12002]

A great idea. It looks amazing. They should probably build more raised platforms specifically for purposes like this, give them a good width too.

[JBeezie428]

TED talks make me believe maybe there is a god. Probably not....but they're that good.

[TimothyParadox1]

He wants to "recreate the wildscape". How about not touching it and let it be.. wild?

It's a paradox... you can't CREATE something WILD.

[Frottjeif]

In the sky? I was hoping for a construction floating high above the city.

[Ryance85]

I actually want to Visit New York now to see this .. Never had any interest in New York tourism till now ! Coolest Idea ever..

Las Vegas needs to do something like this with the strip

haha

[Youssef51]

The High Line is great.

[dertymajik]

Brilliant idea, just wonderful

[Crazee108]

That's such an amazing idea.... looks great too!

[HimmuraTube]

7 people voted thumbs down....What.. too much happiness and goodness in the world for you??

[patricksoo]

@HimmuraTube now 8! (at the time i saw this) LOL

[dangermous1968]

I like it ..didnt boston have one of those

[Get2TheDeLorean]

lets be real... can you say hobo sanctuary

[heeh2]

@Get2TheDeLorean

Id rather walk through a nice garden with hobos, than a shitty alley with hobos

[bleachedswan]

Loveee it. Too bad I don't live in NYC

[austpom333]

Very good

[DurexDurpaneu2]

Nice, very nice.

[ilivestronger]

Fantastic to see New York taking a lead on all these innovations. The rest of the United States benefits from NYC stepping up to tackle issues like the greening of urban space/livability of cities and increasing the penetration of renewable energy.

[1Ryon]

you ever notice when someone buys property they just have to destroy the previous work in some way it is a power trip happens every time like they have blinders on to the subliminal value that lured them their in the first place most the time they are half the person the previous owner/ creater was. most the time no one likes the new persons ideals anyway just a sort lived destructive cycle wipeing clear relics and Gods beauty. Destruction is a common practice because money says it is right.

[integral123]

very, very interesting concept

[PinkProgram]

Why not make a mobile aquaponics facility and use the tracks to move it along once a day. Then you could have a mobile market of fresh produce.

[Dimefan91]

Anybody else feel this park officially puts us in the 21st Century?

[pedrohadek]

@tvswnet More parks are not really the solution for saving the world....

[Mrmoc7]

Can you say visionary?

More power to you son!

[595o]

@Mrmoc7 To be fair this idea wasn't that new.

[DrSpooglemon]

Pause @ 3:33

Fucking awesome...

[DrSpooglemon]

This is awesome.

I am in awe :D

[dAda313]

u are all consum victims

[PinkProgram]

@dAda313 consum?

[thepianoaddict]

seen this on rocketboom :P

[Stn3dRaid3r]

Well I see how this was an inspiration for Crysish (2). It's (unlike the game) really beautiful which I hope I could see one day.... unlike the game :D

[BeyondWrittenWords]

Every time I hate that over loud intro more

[ereignisfelder]

@BeyondWrittenWords me too! im always like wtf!

[iliveonplanetspace]

It looks beautiful.

[InsideDating]

Thanks for making one of my favorite neighborhoods too expensive for me to live in :D

[Buddhabr0t]

why do german parks look so boring in comparison? we do have creative architects. maybe all those decisionmakers are pussies.

[Thayer79]

Hell. Build more High-line parks. Increased revenue and less burdensome areas that won't be developed. I could see all kinds parks being raised above the trappings of modern civilization. Why not? We're building on top of buildings too. Why not connect the tops of buildings with walking parks? That would be awesome.

[kiddhitta]

they estimated 262 million in tax revenue. and it turns out they were wrong and it was only half a million? someone dropped the ball on that one

[CreepyCave]

@kiddhitta Billion. Not million. They got twice the revenue that was expected.

[oxidindigo]

@kiddhitta he said half a BILLION. :)

[Danen3]

@kiddhitta He said half a Billion.

[kiddhitta]

@Danen3 oh. good. i was gonna say. how is that even possible to fuck up that bad

[Em4Tango]

I think it's a terrific and creative repurposing of space. I wonder how much it would have cost to tear it down compared to developing it into a park? That's not free either.

[cloverdale87]

I am proud to say that i worked on that park for 6 month's on site and 6 months of fabration work off site. It has it's own web site for more info. I truly thank Robert Hammond.

Got me off a layoff. Got my yearly hours for health care. Gave me my self respect back and food on my table.

Future work because of R Hammond in area construction is a sure thing.

Two guy's that fought for a park sure made a lot of money for a lot of people.

Thank You

[brod2man]

they should put a giant bubble around it so you dont get fucking sick, and it would look like jetsons future AND PTERODACTYLS ON THE OUTSIDE!

[WyldOrbit]

Change the fucking intro. I'm getting tired of seeing al gores false global warming ass.

[DesafioPublico]

gostei e vou divulgar!

[slysci5]

was i the only one hoping for a floating park when they saw this in their sub box?

[Snuffsis]

@slysci5 No you weren't, it sorta crushed my dreams but it was still quite awesome, i didn't know about this project at all. And it looks amazing.

[zaraka2]

awesome !

[jjvescovi11]

Great idea!!!

[jevajevajevajeva]

This park is in the latest episode of Louie.

[Supduplemup]

modern art at the best!

[operasona888]

this is brilliant idea,please continue.

[proximoto]

All I can say is, minecraft!

[sowhatnowhere]

@proximoto minus exploding creepers.

[FeebleMuffin]

amazing idea, so neat.

[leonidasx666]

A small contribution from an average person can go a long way... the power os Ideas.

Thanks TED!

[VideoNewZ9]

Good job on getting so much wrong and even more right at the same time

[Siglojunior]

Its a pity that is talk is so short..

[sebastianbrosche]

@Siglojunior i just saw some guy talking for 13 minutes about a 3clap pushup. If you can say it in 10 minutes, you an probably say it in 5 too :)

[tvswnet]

Great! I hope this is just the beginning of a burgeoning movement to green our cities by taking such measures. The people and the planet need this!

[310sucks]

Parks always increase property values. Shame developers always want to build near one, but rarely want one built.

[bobsacamano1]

@310sucks do parks increase property values more in aggregate than the cost of building and maintaining the parks?

[sushicartman01]

I never knew about this, it's pretty awesome.

Good job at being able to make a park!!

[Skeluz]

Wow, that was really cool.

I had no idea that was going on.

[valken666]

better than destroying it

[weemcd01]

I seen this on RocketBoom NYC a while back, its a fantastic project, hope this inspires a lot more people to think green when it comes to architecture and city life. Great Idea!

[cruiscinlan]

too bad you didn't include a place for folks to grow food. would have been better to see food growing than ornamental plants. imagine how much food could be grown there rather than shipped in - imagine how much New York could reduce carbon footprint and improve it's own air quality. opportunity missed for aesthetics, again.

[valken666]

@cruiscinlan if it was a privilege, yes. must be something done with respect and dedication

[gaiagale]

@cruiscinlan I absolutely agree that making places for people to grow food would be awesome on so many levels! ...an opportunity for tranparency in the food industry ...there is science that can be taken to an artform in the growing of food ...oh yes! ... let's imagine New York/Central Park ...Parks in general as food growing demonstration gardens ...brilliant! novel idea! ...back to basics living idea ...growing food where we live...

thank-you for sharing THE most interesting comment so far

[595o]

@cruiscinlan What next? You want to see beekeepers in NYC? Oh wait, there ARE beekeepers in NYC.

[YawnGod]

He is a TED speaking guest because of this?

Life is truly unfair.

[treegraph]

@YawnGod What do you mean by that?

[MagnusMistro]

I was there with my school. i'm 17. It's beautiful there. Fantastic stretch of park :3

[Mystery207]

What the hell is in Libya?

[rofferjak]

3:50

College Humor offices !

[thatcoulhavebeenfun]

@rofferjak ahhaha yes 

[flyyspit]

Will it happen ???

It's inevitable and we cant keep standing still

[JingleJoe]

Re-wilding! Brilliant!

[miganders]

Second!

(sorry)

[leemanjoo]

Good talk...