More children are living in high-rise apartments – so designers should keep them in mind
Australian cities are changing. Instead of families living in low-density suburban areas, more parents are raising children in high-rise housing in inner-city areas. Despite this, much of the high-rise housing stock in Australia has been...Read more
The city of tomorrow reconquers cities for children
‘The city of tomorrow’ is an educational project that aims to include children and adolescents in the construction process of public space (squares, neighbourhoods, cities). Equipping them with the necessary tools to develop their creativity...Read more
Urban congress sees designers put children’s needs first
A whole new approach towards the concept of ‘children’s space’ in urban environments was one of the highlights of the Cities on the Rise event in the Irish city of Cork. It was held by the...Read more
Wellbeing City Award will recognise child-friendly thinking
Cities which put children and families at the heart of their policy-making could have their reputation enhanced through the new WellBeing City Award. Launched by the Canada-based NewCities Foundation, the award aims to create a global...Read more
Including children in designing post-conflict environments
The value of a child’s role in designing a post-conflict environment cannot be overstated. So believes architect Nerea Amorós Elorduy, who will be sharing some of her ideas and insights when she presents at the Child...Read more
What if children design their cities?
Kent ve Cocuk (City and Children) is a Turkish-based ‘urbanism’ initiative using 3D modelling workshops to see how children would design their own cities. The team of three urban planners and an architect came together in...Read more
Child care ‘deserts’ spread across Canadian cities
More than three-quarters of a million non-school-aged children live in child care ‘deserts’ in Canada, according to a new study. For the first time in Canada, a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has mapped...Read more
One in three Australian children ‘exposed to disadvantage’
The long-term health and wellbeing of Australian children suffers if they live in neighbourhoods lacking basic amenities like schools, parks and libraries, says a new study. Changing Children’s Chances looked at the experiences of more than 5,000...Read more
The rise of the vertical school
Australia’s schools and early learning centres are applying ‘vertical thinking’ to tackle overcome population density pressures in urban areas. Rising to six storeys, South Melbourne Primary is the first high-rise school in the south eastern state...Read more
‘Natural spaces’ grant for children of Grand Rapids
Children in the US city of Grand Rapids will have more opportunities to play, learn and explore thanks to a $1million ‘natural spaces’ grant. The Michigan state city is to reap the benefits of another initiative...Read more
Revamped community housing scheme shows the way
A children’s library and playground are the jewels of a New Jersey housing complex revamped for a community’s needs. Often in the headlines for shootings and burglaries, Georgia King Village in Newark used to be somewhere...Read more
Bhubaneswar joins Urban95 child-friendly city movement
Bhubaneswar in India is aiming to be the country’s first official ‘child-friendly city’ within the fast-growing Urban95 global network. This east coast city wants to be part of a movement which poses a bold but simple...Read more
CiTC conference preview: ‘Let’s end zero-risk play’
When it comes to planning new city infrastructures, children’s needs are still being ignored. Worse still, they are being pampered with ‘risk-averse’ thinking. But acclaimed child play expert Tim Gill’s belief that things are changing...Read more
Bus stop puzzles – what makes a ‘learning landscape’
The potential for ‘learning landscapes’ – like children doing puzzles at a bus stop – to help reinvigorate public spaces is the subject of a new podcast. When children as young as two and three years...Read more