TY - BOOK AU - Watts, Emmy TI - The art of play: the design of the world's greatest playscapes. SN - 9781914314698 AV - GV425 W38 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - London PB - Hoxton Mini Press KW - Play environments KW - Design and construction KW - Pictorial works KW - Playgrounds N1 - "... a visual celebration of more than 80 pioneering playscapes that move beyond the traditional playground into art, architecture and sculpture"--Page 4 of cover; Includes index; 12 Play with Nature Shanghai, China -- 15 Urban Playground London, UK -- 19 Baltimore Bend Playground Almere, Netherlands -- 20 Breakwater Jamestown, New York, USA -- 23 Beatrixpark Amsterdam, Netherlands -- 24 Forest Loops Hamamatsu, Japan -- 26 La Cageaux Folles Los Angeles, California, USA -- 30 The Florence Experiment Florence, Italy -- 32 The Playscape Beijing, China -- 36 Rocks on Wheels Melbourne, Australia -- 42 The Commons Columbus, Indiana, USA -- 45 Net Prostoria Zagreb, Croatia -- 49 Upla Stouffville Whitchurch Stouffville, Canada -- 51 Madness is a Part of Life Tokyo, Japan -- 55 Varbergstoppen Stockholm, Sweden -- 58 ForKids Club Shenzhen, China -- 62 ANOHA Children’s World Berlin, Germany -- 66 Big and Tiny Silverlake Playground Santa Monica, California, USA -- 70 MACHmit! Berlin, Germany -- 75 Nook Arlington, Virginia, USA -- 78 Amusement Casa Kaohsiung City, Taiwan -- 82 Moscow SummerHouse Moscow, Russia -- 84 Doha Modern Playground Doha, Qatar -- 88 Dongcheon dong J.one Playscape Seoul, South Korea -- 93 Jerry House Cha Am, Thailand -- 96 AirBubble Playground Warsaw, Poland -- 100 Jardin d’email Otterlo, Netherlands -- 102 La Dame du Lac Paris, France -- 104 La Pegaso Park Barcelona, Spain -- 108 The Brutalist Playground London, UK -- 112 Marmara Forum Cloud Playground Istambul, Turkiye -- 116 Superkilen Copenhagen, Denmark -- 121 The Folds Changzhou, China -- 122 Woods of Net Hakone, Japan -- 124 Bounce Below Blaenau, Japan -- 127 Wake The Tiger Bristol, UK -- 128 Balloon Museum London, UK -- 130 Launderette of Dreams London, UK -- 134 Pixeland Mianyang, China -- 138 Landscape for Play Madrid, Spain -- 142 Like Child’s Play Sydney, Australia -- 146 Primary Structure Wanas, Sweden -- 149 Noguchi Playscapes Atlanta, Georgia, USA -- 150 Visual Playrooms, GASK Kutna Hora, Czechia -- 157 Obliteration Room London, UK -- 161 Tubo Hangzhou, China -- 165 Dorr Kids Playground Namyangju City, South Korea -- 169 Swarovski Kristallwelten Playtower Wattens, Austria -- 173 Olioli Dubai, UAE -- 175 The Nest Changqing, China -- 179 Tiovivo Atlanta, Georgia, USA -- 182 Montessoi Kindergarten Beijing, China -- 186 Landscape Alley Kyiv, Ukraine -- 190 Miffy Museum Utrecht, Netherlands -- 195 Blazing Battle of The Dragon Dubai, UAE -- 196 Kraken Shenzhen, China -- 200 Animal Factory Amsterdam, Netherlands -- 202 inkids x LINE FRIENDS Playground Beijing, China -- 206 St Paul’s School London, UK -- 211 Moku- Yama Ontario, Canada -- 213 Nia School Mexico City, Mexico -- 216 Skyscraper Indoor Playground Tel Aviv, Israel -- 219 Phorms Schoolyard Berlin, Germany -- 223 Five Fields Play Structure Lexington, Massachusetts, USA -- 226 Playville Bangkok, Thailand -- 230 The Event of a Thread New York City, New York, USA -- 233 Thomas Dambo’s trolls Germfask, Michigan, USA -- 234 Nishi Rokugo Koen Tokyo, Japan -- 237 Parque Gulliver Valencia, Spain -- 240 La Laguna Park San Gabriel, California, USA -- 243 Toa Payoh Dragon Playground Toa Payoh, Singapore -- 244 Lily Floating Playground Poltiers, France -- 246 Lolly Laputan Dalian, China -- 250 Plants vs Zombies Wuxi, China -- 252 The Golem Jerusalem, Israel -- 255 Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement Copenhagen, Denmark -- 257 Konditaget Luders Copenhagen, Denmark -- 258 Red Dunes Guangzhou, China -- 260 Shenzhen Nai’erbao Family Center Shenzhen, China -- 264 City Museum, St. Louis St Louis, Missouri, USA -- 268 The Rampart Wave Lyon, France -- N2 - "... Photographic exploration of the world's most imaginative andsurprising playscapes spans artist-designed play sculptures, picturesque soft play spaces and wildly creative conceptual playgrounds, from Copenhagen to Canberra, via Bangkok and Beijing."--Provided by publisher ER -