UNDER RATED
Friday, February 5, 2010 
Gigantic teeter-totters (called 'wippen' in Germany) by DS Landscape Architects
Kindergarten Taku-Tuka Land by Susan Hoffman Architects
A not-so-grown-up conversation with my lovely friend Ashley, reciting recess rhymes and indulging the nostalgia of playtime, led to an amazing discovery - the blog PLAYSCAPES about the unique architecture of non-commercial playgrounds. The image samples above hint at the wonderful, informational curation of playgrounds worldwide new and old. Totally an under rated form of sculptural art, the kinetic experience a playground offers is beautiful and important. Insightful commentary about where each playground exists and why accompanies each image and the author often notes the impact playground design has on a child's learning process. Such as, the fact that seesaws are one of the few playground devices that require cooperation for play to occur (re the giant teeter-totters in Germany).
architecture, art, blog, design, playgrounds
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