What happens when kids help design our cities?
An innovative programme in Colorado is incorporating children’s ideas into city planning for friendlier, greener and more inclusive spaces. What would cities look like if children had a say in their design? They would certainly be...Read more
That public playground is good for your kids and your wallet
If you live near a public playground it can be a convenient outdoor destination for short excursions and a life-saving source of pressure relief when the kids are too surly to bear inside the house....Read more
Stockholm students help to build a more inclusive city
Schoolchildren in Stockholm are inspiring other residents of the city to put forward innovative ideas for making the city more secure and inclusive for all citizens. The Alba Lilium project in Bredäng, a suburb where 70...Read more
Aquariums, meerkats and gaming screens: how hospital design supports children, young people and their families
Every time you take your child to the emergency department or a loved one to a mental health outpatient appointment, the very building and spaces you encounter will have been designed, for a number of...Read more
The City at Eye Level for Kids
Dutch urban design firm STIP has produced a book for children which takes a look at the city landscape from their eyes. The City at Eye Level for Kids is the result of close working between...Read more
Save the Date – Child in the City, Dublin 2020
The International Child in the City Foundation, Dublin City Council and the Irish Department of Children and Youth Affairs invite you to attend the 10th edition of the Child in the City World Conference, which...Read more
Outlining a vision of a child-friendly New Orleans
Safety, nature and health are at the forefront of the city of New Orleans’ bold new vision for making itself truly child-friendly. For several months now the city’s Mayor’s Office of Youth and Families (OYF) has...Read more
Austin city study on the effect of green schoolyards
Assessing the impact of school yard green spaces – or lack of them – on children’s health and activity in the US city of Austin is the focus of a new partnership study. The University of...Read more
Exhibition celebrates the history of playgrounds
The historical development of children’s urban playgrounds forms a central part of a fascinating new exhibition in London. Play Well is highlighting the work of – among others – Friedrich Fröbel, the German inventor of the...Read more
Bernard van Leer Foundation highlights new city projects
The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Urban95 movement has been showcasing a host of new worldwide city projects benefiting local children. Udaipur in India, is the latest city to benefit from the Netherlands-based foundation, which campaigns to...Read more
The hidden traffic impacts of private schooling
In Australia today, just over 40 per cent of secondary school children and almost 30 per cent of primary school children attend a private school. By contrast, in the UK only seven per cent of...Read more
Da Nang promotes children rights through urbanisation
Officials in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang say they face serious challenges around urbanisation – with children’s rights at the heart of the struggle. ‘Relentless efforts’ in recent years has seen the city take...Read more
Keeping our cities child-friendly as society ages
Who do we design our cities for? As fertility rates plummet, and the majority of our population moves into older age brackets, are we still thinking about how developers, architects, councils and town planners accommodate...Read more
What happens when kids help design our cities
An innovative program in Colorado incorporates children’s ideas into city planning for friendlier, greener, and more inclusive spaces. What would cities look like if children had a say in their design? They would certainly be friendlier,...Read more