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Posted June 16th 2008 under Playgrounds
Bruno Taylor sent in two of his projects. The first is hijacking public spaces to make them more playful, in this case adding swings to London bus stops.
“71% of adults used to play on the streets when they were young. 21% of children do so now. Are we designing children and play out of the public realm?
This project is a study into different ways of bringing play back into public space. It focuses on ways of incorporating incidental play in the public realm by not so much as having separate play equipment that dictates the users but by using existing furniture and architectural elements that indicate playful behaviour for all.
It asks us to question the current framework for public space and whether it is sufficient while also giving permission for young people to play in public.
Play as you go” Bruno Taylor.
The second project is a bouncing bench.
Bruno has just completed a Masters in Industrial Design at Central Saint Martin, graduate show until Thursday.
Read more related playground posts.
Comments
(August 19th 2008)
nice ideas…
(August 21st 2008)
play play play…
nothing gets you more through the day :)
keep it up
cheers
(August 22nd 2008)
Also in London: beautiful swings for take space: http://forays.org/?p=39
The swing movement is On.!
(September 8th 2008)
i love it!