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Integrated Field create a children's hospital that's a playground
by Stu Robarts | 07 Feb 2020
Integrated Field have created a children's hospital aimed at making the experience of being in hospital less daunting, more comfortable and much more fun for its little patients by introducing elements for play and recreation. The 6,000sq m (64,600sq ft) EKH Children's Hospital is located in Thailand's Samut Sakhon province and opened towards the end of 2019 after a two-year design and build process. Recognising that hospitals can be such
WilkinsonEyre and Grant Associates unveil island playground masterplan for Singapore
by Stu Robarts | 22 Oct 2019
Architects WilkinsonEyre and landscape architects Grant Associates have unveiled a conceptual masterplan for "a global leisure and recreation destination" on two islands off the south coast of Singapore. The Sentosa-Brani Master Plan is part of a wider scheme to rejuvenate Singapore’s Greater Southern Waterfront. The scheme would use the natural features and tropical landscape of the islands as a backdrop for leisure attractions and day-to-night hospitality offerings. New public realm
Architects wHY transform masonic temple into 'playground of art' in LA
by Kim Megson | 24 May 2017
The hotly-anticipated Marciano Art Foundation – a new art museum created by wHY Architecture and Design – opens tomorrow (25 May) in Los Angeles’ Windsor Square; within one of the city’s most unusual buildings. The 100,000sq ft (93,000sq m) arts space is housed inside the secretive former Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, designed by Californian painter and architect Millard Sheets in 1961. wHY’s founding partner, Kulapat Yantrasast, was tasked reinterpreting the
Fitness and fun promoted at MVRDV's madcap House of Movement and Culture
by Kim Megson | 02 Sep 2016
Culture, health and movement are the focus at MVRDV’s new community centre in Copenhagen, which encourages adults and children alike to enjoy a better quality of life through physical activity. Slides, fireman's poles, labyrinths, nets and climbing walls provide a means of navigating around the Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement, which is being opened today by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. The project, designed in collaboration with ADEPT, is
Spanish designers create a 'weightless' playground inside a kaleidoscope
by Kim Megson | 16 Nov 2015
A Spanish design studio has created a children’s playground with a mind-bending twist: it's set inside a kaleidoscope. The interiors of their hexagonal-shaped structure appear to constantly shift due to optical effects caused by reflections and movement. “Kaleidoscopes have been enjoyed by multiple generations,” said Juan Manzanares Suarez and Cristian Santandreu Utermark – the creative duo behind Spanish studio A2arquitectos. “We observed the optical effects of these toys and decided
World’s first underwater nightclub redesigned by Poole Associates as “creative playground”
by Jason Holland | 03 Jun 2015
It can only be reached by taking a speedboat over a coral reef and descending a dramatic three-tier staircase, and was originally opened in 2012 as the world's first underwater nightclub. Now Poole Associates has redesigned Subsix, the underwater venue located at the Per Aquum Niyama resort in the Maldives, to become a multi-functional creative space which can be “transformed into whatever guests imagine it to be”. Subsix is 6m
New Orleans playground by Rozas Ward Architects inspires next generation of architects
by Jason Holland | 09 Apr 2015
An ‘imagination playground’ is being built in New Orleans to inspire children to get into architecture through play. Not-for-profit organisation PlayBuild’s goal is to transform under-utilised urban spaces into fun environments for 4-12-year-olds to think and learn about architecture, design and city planning. Set up two years ago, PlayBuild has so far organised a number of outdoor play sessions for local schools, but has now broken ground on a permanent
Work to start on Temple Newsam playground
by Pete Hayman | 21 Mar 2011
Leeds City Council (LCC) and Phys-Cap representatives will gather with schoolchildren on 24 March to mark the start of work on a new playground at Temple Newsam. The majority of funding for the Phys-Cap Play Area has been secured by the charity, which has designed the facility in partnership with the local authority. Children of all abilities will be able to use the new playground, which will feature a sensory
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