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The intent is to not ask what the structure does, but how it imagines new possibilities
It has been said that play is the exultation of the possible. The Five Fields Play Structure then, is the fullest realization of this theory on play. Matter Design, an interdisciplinary design practice founded in 2008 by Brandon Clifford and Wes McGee, collaborated with FR|SCH, an architecture and... View full entry
It's curious how much the ethos of the adventure playground chimes with the language of a new era of design today: a "participatory" process, recycled materials, an adaptive product. It doesn't sound like the 1940s. But equally valuable is the zone of exception that the adventure playground represents in the city — Guardian
Justin McGuirk asks, what happened to playgrounds that give children space? He goes on to examine two recent examples of temporary playgrounds in London by Erect Architecture and the Rockwell Group. Mr. McGuirk also refers to the role of Danish architect Carl Theodor Sorensen and... View full entry
