Friday, June 1, 2007

"Danger: Playground Ahead"

A very interesting article was given to me by a friend. The article was in the May 29, 2007, New York Times (Op-ed section).


It talks about how playgrounds have been "gentrified" for 2-5-year-olds by safety regulations. The creative and fun playgrounds are disappearing in the US. It includes four concept playground designs by an artists, architects, and designers.

It also talks about Adventure Playgrounds. Check out the site. Adventure playgrounds based their concepts on experience-based learning through direct contact with different environments, materials, and people. Playgrounds that do not look like playgrounds, but almost like a junk yard.

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