Danish design studio MONSTRUM don’t shy away from the word playground and embrace the storytelling aspect of play. Their fantastical creatures populating the brand new DOKK1 development in Århus tie in nicely with countless fantasies waiting to be discovered inside the adjacent building: a public library. monstrum.dk
Chicago’s Maggie Daley Park is a children’s wonderland. Play areas like the Watering Hole, the Sea and the Enchanted Forest offer themed playtime for kids, while the Wave Lawn allows their imaginations to roam across the grassy expanse. maggiedaleypark.com[Photo: Alan Scott Walker/Wikimedia Commons]
The 10 playgrounds populating Madrid’s newly reclaimed riverfront blend into the “Salón de Pinos” – a forest of pine trees. Together with the play areas, this landscaped park forms an enchanted forest with a variety of play equipment to suit kids of different ages and abilities. west8.nl [Photo: La Citta Vida/Flickr]
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Architecture At Play: 14 Amazing Playgrounds.
Expo 2015
In keeping with the theme of Expo Milan, “Feeding the Planet,” the on-site educational Children’s Park allows kids to play with food – through touch, sight, sound and even smell (in a visually arresting olfactory installation). expo2015.org[Photo: Expo 2015/Daniele Mascolo]
Playground designer Günter Beltzig reckons there should be no playgrounds – the world should become so child-friendly that kids can play anywhere. For now, they’ll have to make do with the adventurous and dramatic arenas he designs, where young and old can let their imaginations run free. royalparks.org.uk [Photo: Karen Bryan/Flickr]
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MAP Architects
Copenhagen-based MAP architects agree that a playground shouldn’t over-stimulate children, and created a strikingly simple design out of wood with brightly coloured highlight elements, letting the players project their own stories on the blank-(ish) canvas. maparchitects.blogspot.de [Photo: Architect, David A. Garcia]
Tokyo Dome City, a sprawling entertainment complex, contains plenty of conventional amusements, as well as one that proves simplicity is sometimes best. Kids and adults alike love the “magical mist” that changes the surrounding cityscape as it is dispersed at intervals. tokyo-dome.co.jp [Photo: 663highland/Wikimedia Commons]
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