a+u 668: Spaces for Play

a+u’s May issue highlights ways that architects have inserted spaces for play into the built environment – for the enjoyment of both children and adults. Play is rarely a priority in urban design, a matter highlighted by the photo essay Tracing Van Eyck, which notes that of the 700 playgrounds Aldo van Eyck designed for Amsterdam in the aftermath of World War II, fewer than 20 remain. Projects such as Nami Play Pavilion demonstrate how quick flexible solutions can enhance large-scale residential projects, while projects such as GiganteBlu activate urban heritage to foster lively new experiences. Variety in material is an important factor in the built environment, as evidenced by Pod for Happiness, which uses locally sourced material to create an embracing form that reflects the ongoing vitality of the local community, juxtaposed with Boulder Park, which uses 3D printing technology to experiment with organic morphology. Projects such as Rita Lee Park breathe new life into legacy projects that are at risk of falling into disrepair, while projects such as Color Pit are actions of urban repair. Spaces for play thus emerge as invitations for the imaginations of not only the children who will use them, but also for the designers and builders entrusted with their creation.

Sadržaj:

• Tracing Van Eyck – studio dmau
• GiganteBlu – expandstudio
• Rocks on Wheels – Mike Hewson
• School Models – Florian Graf
• Essay: Emergent Play – Sara Brunelle
• Harvard Yard Childcare Center Play Study – G2 Collaborative
• Nami Play Pavilion – Nami Nami Studio
• Creatures – ertepl
• Pod for Happiness – Craft Narrative
• Boulder Park – XISUI Design
• Playground Landscape – Hidalgo Nuñez Architects
• Transformation of a Wastewater Treatment Plant into a Playground – En-Dehors
• Color Pit – Etienne Bastormagi, Sandra Richani, Nada Borgi
• Fresnillo Playground – Rozana Montiel, Alin V. Wallach
• PILARES – Rozana Montiel Studio
• Entrerrios Educational Park – Connatural
• San Antonio School 1.0 – ELE Architects
• BLOX – Carve
• A Room for Archaeologists and Kids in Pachacamac – ETH Zürich + PUCP
• Essay: From the Forms of Playgrounds to the Understandings of Childhood, and vice versa – Vincent Romagny
• That’s Not Fair! – studio dmau
• Buranbanen Activity Park – Agraff Architects
• Rita Lee Park – Ecomimesis
• Bicentennial Children’s Park – ELEMENTAL
• Parc dels Colors – EMBT Architects