Play without risk is like a hotdog without mustard. Itâs better than nothing but so much tastier when the two are together. Play without risk still has some value, but it quickly becomes rather boring....Read more
This article presents the second part of a case study interview with Tom Burns. In it, we discuss early adventure pioneers and how Tom went about setting up an adventure playground.Â
Tom Burns works as a...Read more
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During the Child in the City World Conference in Vienna, there were a number of interesting field trips to child-friendly places across the city. In this article, Simon Walter who was the tour guide recounts...Read more
In the final part of her piece about play and space, inspired by Abdul Chowdry’s discovered photographs of the adventure playground where she played as a child, landscape architect Maisie Rowe reflects on the significance...Read more
How often do you hear that the âhealth and safety cultureâ cannot be resisted? That fear of litigation makes people unwilling to accept the slightest possibility of accidents or injuries? The implication is that risk benefit...Read more
The highly influential Danish landscape architect, C. T. Sørensen, took inspiration for the realization of a new specific type of informal play space from his observations of children playing on a construction site after hours....Read more
Skrammellegeplasden in Emdrup has been described as the birthplace of âmodernâ playwork. The junk playground has served as a beacon and inspiration for playworkers all over the world but is now under threat from similar...Read more
An adventure playground will open in the heart of New York City this May. play:ground, a local voluntary organisation will open a 5,000 square foot play space on Governors Island where children can imagine a world of...Read more
The Philadelphia, USA based Public Workshop company empowers young people to have a voice in civic processes and to be active members of their communities, with projects that directly affect them, such as park revitalisations,...Read more
