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Vaulted Willow, Marc Fornes, Edmonton, Canada, 2014
Marc Fornes is tops in my category of artists-I-would-like-to-see-on-the-playground and he’s definitely moving that direction with his new ‘Vaulted Willow‘: a pavilion designed for hide-and-seeking....
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ASTM declares grass unsafe for children – UPDATE
Pleased to say that the ASTM did NOT increase the playground safety surfacing requirements this round…many thanks to those of you who got involved in the fight against unreasonable and burdensome...
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Boston Public Library Copley Branch Renovation, 2015
Of all the improvements to the Boston Public Library’s central branch at Copley Square, I’m most impressed by the tunnels. As kids enter the Children’s Library, they look down and choose one of five...
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#TBT “Imagine Playground”, Fred Schumm, Colorado Springs, 1958
For belated #TBT (since I am once again traveling) thanks to reader Mike for sending in his gorgeous family photo of Fred Schumm’s “Imagine Playground” in Colorado Springs c. 1958 (since destroyed)....
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Natural playgrounds in Berlin
I had the chance to visit Berlin this winter and is was a great lesson about playing with nature in the city. It feels that playgrounds are more seen like « freedom opportunities » than in France. I...
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Happy Birthday Aldo! Happy Birthday blog!
A bit belatedly because of my fiendish travel schedule, Happy Birthday to Aldo van Eyck (March 16) who would be 97 today, and to the blog (March 18), which is 7! Longtime readers have heard the story...
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“Four Seasons” — Toronto, Ontario.
Imagine looking out your window daily and seeing these modern, multi-hued sculptures! The local residents (and passers-by) of the Emerald City Condos in North York can thank Douglas Coupland, the...
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Chopin City Park in Swinoujscie
Playground is located in the Chopin City Park in Swinoujscie (Poland) and designed by Arthur Bronisz, Alicja Jasińska, Joanna Antosik and Anna Miszczyńska (Bronisz Land Design). Before the World War II...
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Marmelada Park Be’er Sheva
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Micro-architecture at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem – Play and Placemaking as...
I first came across this structure when visiting the Israel Museum a number of months ago. Construction had yet to be completed; perhaps this is the best time to assess a structure, since one can see...
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Help Build Parasite Skate Park, New Orleans
I’m a bit late to the party on this one, but there is still time to help build Parasite Skate Park in New Orleans. As older children and teens have been pushed off the traditional playground by ever...
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Nils Norman’s Online Playscape Archives
If you’ve enjoyed perusing Architecture of Play you should also head over to Nils’ website, dismalgarden, where he has made years of photographic archives of playscapes freely available to all. It’s a...
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Parisite DIY Skatepark, Crowdfunded in New Orleans, USA
Adventure Playground North Wales photo circa 2014via: Atlantic Monthly http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/ There is a tendency, among play...
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June Callwood Park — Toronto, Ontario.
A joyful, $2.6-million space is sandwiched between condos in Toronto’s waterfront district. Designed by gh3, this urban park was named after Canadian journalist, radio/television host, and activist...
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Playing with Art and Nature at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
If you can get to Salem, Mass. before September 2015, you can enjoy the Peabody Essex Museum’s exhibit Branching Out: Trees as Art. It’s part of the Art & Nature Center, which offers playful...
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Self-built Adventure Play, Phoenix Arizona, Public Workshop, 2015
Since the “The Land” documentary and Hannah Rosin’s piece in the Atlantic on the overprotected child, alot of people are talking about adventure playgrounds in the United States. We’ll see where all...
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“Shifting Sand Land” Super Mario Brothers Playscape, Bobby Zokaites,...
Thanks to Arizona based artist Bobby Zokaites for submitting his “Shifting Sand Land”, a playground game system based upon the desert level in Super Mario Brothers. I love a well-designed overlap...
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ASTM still thinks grass is unsafe for kids: updates on the Great Safety...
Paige’s Note: Tim Gill of rethinkingchildhood updates us, below, on the fight to bring sanity to the ASTM’s playground committee, who essentially feel that children are only safe playing on surfaces...
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#TBT Mercer Island’s Playground Dragon, Washington, 1965 and 2013
For #TBT, the story of the dragon of Mercer Island park dragon, a rare happy ending for a mid-century playground sculpture! Since its installation in 1965 on the island off the coast of Seattle...
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Patrick Dougherty Stick Sculpture, Olympia Children’s Museum, 2014
Artist Patrick Dougherty’s Stickworks are always play-ful, but the whimsical maze-like construction at the Olympia Hands-on Children’s Museum in Olympia, Washington, described as spiralling up “like...
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