Communication offensive Since the 1950s “natural” play areas for city children have been increasingly taken over by traffic and intensive building activities. Playgrounds as an alternative to streets have usually provided only desolate images. In 1959 the young German publishing house of Gerd Hatje brought out “Spielplatz und Gemeinschaftszentrum”, an outstanding book in content and …
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Planning for play
Lady Allen of Hurtwood: Planning for play, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968. Contents: – Preface by Prof. C. Th. Sørensen – Introduction – Incidental play – Group play – Adventure playgrounds – Play parks – Neighbourhood playgrounds – The normal child in an abnormal setting – Play for handicapped subnormal and maladjusted children East …
Ostblockstaaten (ehem.)
Spielanlagen für Kinder und Jugendliche im Ostblock In den ehemaligen Ostblockstaaten waren einerseits Geräte aus Stahlrohr verbreitet, andererseits entstanden in den riesigen Plattensiedlungen auch experimentelle Spielplätze, meistens aus Beton. Auch modulartige Spielskulpturen verbreiteten sich. DDR In der DDR wurden modulare Spielskulpturen aus Plast entwickelt, Holzgeräte und figurative Skulpturen schienen jedoch dominant zu sein: z.B. Tierskulpturen …
Triennale di Milano
Triennale di Milano La Triennale di Milano è stata fondata a Monza nel 1923 in occasione della I Biennale delle arti decorative dell’ISIA (Istituto superiore per le industrie artistiche). È stata trasferita a Milano nel 1933. La Triennale si pone come obiettivo lo stimolo dell’interazione tra industria, mondo produttivo e le arti applicate. La Triennale …
England
Parks, playgrounds and play centers in England With the Recreation Grounds Act (1859), provision for active recreation received legal support (Elliot 150). The importance of open space in an urban environement was reflected in a series of Acts of Parliment over the next years: the Public Improvement Act of 1860 and the Open Space Act …