Speaker: Marianna Monte. 26 November 2025 - 4 p.m. (BR) / 8 p.m. (PT).

The transformation of Manhattan's West Side shows how industrial infrastructure can be converted into drivers of urban reconfiguration. In the neighbourhoods crossed by the High Line — particularly the Meatpacking District, Chelsea and Hudson Yards — we see the transition from an area marked by slaughterhouses, railway lines and port activities to a corridor of art, commerce, tourism and globalised architecture. The High Line plays a central role in this process, articulating community activism and real estate interests that have driven intense land appreciation and profound morphological change. Recognised as a benchmark in urban regeneration projects, it has simultaneously become a symbol of gentrification, exclusion and touristification, highlighting how revitalisation dynamics and urban branding strategies shape the destiny of cities, often without generating the expected social impacts.

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