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In the Studio - Helle Nebelong: Designing a natural playground - Helle Nebelong: Designing a natural playground - BBC Sounds The Danish landscape architect takes on a major challenge in Illinois

Proud to have been involved in this amazing project. Tremendously thrilled, moved and touched right now to see our clients enjoying their new yard!

$54 million Giant Steps autism centre opened The Giant Steps Interdisciplinary Austism Centre has a new $54 million home.

Our most recent school yard project is near completion!!!

"ideas of connection and meeting were explored throughout the design – the four classrooms are fully glazed onto the courtyard which then allows connection between inside and out, and between the rooms themselves"

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Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden / Collingridge And Smith Architects (CASA) Completed in 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. Images by Mark Scowen . Kakapo Creek is an early learning center for up to 100 children in the heart of Mairangi Bay and is founded on the idea of Nga Hau E Wha, the four...

New slide for us to try the next time we are in Osaka!

60-meter-long spiral slide opens at Osaka's iconic Tsutenkaku Tower The new attraction, named Tower Slider, takes people from the third floor of the observation tower at 22 meters above ground to the first basement floor.

Twin Silo Park

Twin Silo Park Twin Silo Park in Fort Collins, CO features 2 51-feet tall silos offering lots of space to fill with creativity and fun.

"The site has a significant grade change and an unusual shape. However these unique features set the stage for a distinctive design language - with gradual slopes, steps and retaining walls coming together to create people-oriented spaces"

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Parkhill Greens / PLAT Studio Completed in 2021 in Shenzhen, China. Images by ACF Photography, Holi Photography. A vibrant community hub. The project is located on a south-facing hillside in the northern part of the Jiangangshan neighborhood in the Baoan...

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Calgary project turns kids into urban planners to improve school commutes | CBC News School drop-off can be stressful — but what if kids dictated how the car lineup works, or where crosswalks and other traffic calming measures are put around school grounds?

"a nest for nurturing creativity, freedom, and critical thinking"

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Jadgal Elementary School / Daaz Office Completed in 2020 in Seyyed Bar, Iran. Images by Deed Studio. Project History - The project is a public call for the Construction of a school with a sustainable development approach by a non-governmental...

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The Kagerou Village / Tato Architects + ludwig heimbach architektur Completed in 2017 in Kyoto, Japan. Images by Nobutada Omote. The village that appeared and disappeared in the school grounds of a former elementary school like a mirage at the end of summer. The extemporaneous...

"contact with nature becomes "the place" of upbringing"

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Peanuts / UID Architects Completed in 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan. Images by Hiroshi Ueda. One circle is the completed form because it has strongcentripetal characteristics. However, overlapping two circles changes the form that has various...

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Hitachi City Hanayama Certified Child Center / MIKAMI Architects Completed in 2019 in Hitachi, Japan. Images by Koji Horiuchi. The Children’s House of Satoyama. The site is located halfway up the gently sloping hill that faces the sea in the distance. The surroundings consist...

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My Montessori Garden Preschool / HGAA Completed in 2020 in Vietnam. Images by Duc Nguyen. Montessori is an educational method originating in Europe in the early 20th century and has been developing in Vietnam in recent years. This method...

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Children’s Community Centre The Playscape / waa Completed in 2021 in Beijing, China. Images by Fangfang Tian. Brief. The playscape is a refurbishment inside an existing industrial complex in the north of Beijing. A 1970’s warehouse complex for grain storage...

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Daping Village Kindergarten / Atelier Y Completed in 2020 in Ya’an, China. Images by SouthArch. Daping Village, located in Tianquan County, Ya’an City of Sichuan Province, is a traditional village of farming practice with a moist and rainy...

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Tsukushi Nursery School Foresta Karankoro / UID Architects Completed in 2020 in Fukuyama, Japan. Images by Kazunori Fujimoto, Koji Fujii / TOREAL. Village-esque Nursery School Since 1978, in harmony with the surrounding environment and neighborhood history, Tsukushi Nursery School has undergone...

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Umubano Primary School Extension / ASA Studio Completed in 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda. Images by ASA Studio. APIE, A Partner In Education, is planning for the expansion of the Umubano Primary School in Kanombe. The proposal is to build a new classrooms block...

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Adventurous Global School / Orient Occident Atelier Completed in 2017 in Sneung, Cambodia. Images by Magic Kwan, Kenrick Wong. The school transforms the construction site itself into a learning kit. The building is not only a traditional lecture space but a proactive space...

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TSURUMI Children’s Hospice / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers Completed in 2015 in Osaka, Japan. Images by Koichi Torimura, SS Co., Ltd. TSURUMI Children’s Hospice (TCH) is modeled on Britain’s Helen & Douglas House and is Japan’s first community-supported hospice for children....

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Le Centre À Pas de Géant : une architecture axée sur les besoins particuliers Le futur Centre d’autisme À Pas de Géant, du maître d’œuvre Société de développement Angus (SDA), sera le premier du genre au monde. Un épicentre vocationnel multidisciplinaire voué exclusivement à la scolarisation d’élèves âgés de 4 à 21 ans, à la recherche et au communauta...

"it’s the strict policing of standards that enables a risk-accepting culture in the first place."
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LINK Arkitektur Designs a Rain-Friendly School Near Gothenburg LINK Arkitektur has revealed the design of a school that integrates the local climate conditions and challenges within the educational process.

Laissez les enfants décider!

La cour d’école de demain: laissez les enfants décider! [PHOTOS] Fini les cours d’écoles composées uniquement de grandes zones asphaltées avec un carré de paillis et un module de jeu dans un coin. Le nouvel ouvrage du Lab-École, Penser la cour de demain, propose de multiples idées innovantes pour les espaces de récréation des petits. Des idées, pour la...

10 ways for Canadian cities to plan for play - Spacing National You make a deal with the city where you live to put up with a certain amount of discomfort and nuisance in exchange for being part of something bigger and more exciting than life in the hinterland. You trade privacy for a close-up view of your neighbours’ lives, solitude for belonging to a collect...

NOUVEAU - Déclaration sur le droit au jeu de l’enfant de l’IPA Canada – https://www.ipacanada.org/declarationfr/. En 1989, la Convention des Nations Unies sur les droits de l’enfant a reconnu le droit au jeu. De nombreux jeunes n’ont toujours pas le temps, l’espace ou la liberté de jouer…

NEW - IPA Canada’s Declaration on the Right to Play - https://www.ipacanada.org/declaration/. Signatories to 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child identified the right to play as a priority. Many children still do not have the time, space or freedom to play in their own way, every day.

Here in Canada, 30+ years after the signing of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child there is still a lot we can do - parents, caregivers, educators, planners, elected officials - to promote and protect the child's right to play.

Outdoor Play Canada, Families Canada / Familles Canada, Participaction Canadian Urban Institute FCM IICRD

Thanks to our incredible instructor, Peter Kells, we have provided training on the new CSA Z614 standard to approximately 300 parks professionals this past year. Peter is a wealth of information when it comes to playground design and safety, and he is always willing to share his expertise with others to ensure that children are able to enjoy fun and safe playground experiences. We are so very fortunate to have Peter on our team!!