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The playground project

by Gabriela Burkhalter, Daniel Baumann

This study explores the history of playground design as a site for social and architectural experimentation until the 1980s. It surveys pioneering projects from Europe, the US, Japan, and India, examining how artists and architects reimagined spaces for modern childhood.

Accession 11563 ISBN 9783037644546 Publisher JRP Ringier
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Until the 1980s — and in rare cases until today — playgrounds were places for social experiments, risky projects, and spectacular sculptures. Architects, urban planners, artists, parents, and children were invited to leave their comfort zone and to venture into something new. The Playground Project brings many of these exemplary, but nowadays forgotten initiatives, pioneering acts, and adventures back. -- Publisher's blurb.

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