Mapping the intricate spatial and social networks of urban playgrounds across Rotterdam, and their potential for imaginative design
Urban playgrounds form a vast, intricate spatial and social network. Increasingly designed from standards and regulations, and under pressure in the limited urban space, they tend to disappear into the background. Yet they are also spaces where material innovation happens, that become a stage of new professional collaborations and that carry hidden social, spatial and nature-positive design potential. With photo documentation of over 200 playgrounds across Rotterdam, Play! records and reflects on the accumulated urban environment of play, annotated with insights from interviews with playground makers, designers and urban thinkers. Through local stories, the book draws attention to emerging progressive practices, concepts and ideas, as the beginning of a conversation about possible futures of urban play landscapes.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 4.5 x 6.75 in. / 272 pgs / 200 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $40.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $56 ISBN: 9789462088924 PUBLISHER: nai010 publishers AVAILABLE: 5/27/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Play! A Cultural Perspective on Design of Playgrounds
Published by nai010 publishers. Text by Sanne van den Breemer, Janna Bystrykh.
Mapping the intricate spatial and social networks of urban playgrounds across Rotterdam, and their potential for imaginative design
Urban playgrounds form a vast, intricate spatial and social network. Increasingly designed from standards and regulations, and under pressure in the limited urban space, they tend to disappear into the background. Yet they are also spaces where material innovation happens, that become a stage of new professional collaborations and that carry hidden social, spatial and nature-positive design potential. With photo documentation of over 200 playgrounds across Rotterdam, Play! records and reflects on the accumulated urban environment of play, annotated with insights from interviews with playground makers, designers and urban thinkers. Through local stories, the book draws attention to emerging progressive practices, concepts and ideas, as the beginning of a conversation about possible futures of urban play landscapes.
