Designing for play
Barbara E. Hendricks (Author)
"Architects, landscape designers, builders, gardeners and teachers have all at some time been called upon to design a play area. Unfortunately, this diversity has not resulted in a similar diversity of design solutions for this very problematic task. Despite a proliferation of "how to" books on this subject, playgrounds have remained virtually the same throughout the world since their creation over a century ago." "This is not a "how to" design book. Instead, based on thirty years experience as a specialist play area designer, Barbara Hendricks details a radically new approach, applying cutting-edge thinking from child development and child psychology to find innovative design solutions, challenging the established notions of play provision. Covering key sociological, public policy, environmental and design issues, this book provides designers with an exploration of, and guide to, designing from a "child's eye" view of the world."
viii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780754613206, 0754613208
46811468
Designing for play; people play; history of the play yard - not a design story; design and aesthetics - in relationship to play; society's criteria; children's criteria; designer's criteria; a balancing act - putting it all together; play yards with early childhood institutions; play areas at public parks - unsupervised; designing for play at school; green children and other trends in playgrounds; magic in the play area; playing with the future.