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How to Design a Park to Build Community

Posted August 22, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Design Ideas, Innovative Designs, Living & Learning, What's New.

Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting a stop along The 606 for a family night organized by the Trust for Public Land. The linear park, designed by… Read more »

Three Small-Scale Public Art Projects with a Big Bang

Posted August 15, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under What's New.

The past decade has seen a boom in the creation of sculptural parks and public art installations—and the variety is striking. On a large scale, New York’s High Line, a… Read more »

A Place for Public Art

Posted August 9, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Living & Learning, What's New.

Public art plays a crucial role in shaping vibrant and sustainable communities. From mosaics and sculptures to performance art and interventions, public art gives voice to artists across disciplines, while… Read more »

Designer Profile – Aldo van Eyck: A Playground for Every Neighborhood

Posted July 25, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Designer Spotlight, What's New.

In 1947, when the structuralist architect Aldo van Eyck built his first playground in Amsterdam, Dutch cities were in a state of crisis. The city’s infrastructure lay ravaged by World… Read more »

Seven Best Waterfront Playgrounds

Posted July 18, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under What's New.

For many of us, the allure of a waterfront begins in childhood. We remember gazing out at the waves and brightly colored boats, the piers and jetties that stretch into… Read more »

Seven Ways to Incorporate Nature in Playground Design: A Case Study of Indian Boundary Park

Posted July 11, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under What's New.

Yesterday, while scrolling through some photos, I came across one that made me smile, a candid shot of my son and his newfound playmate scrambling over riding horse structures at… Read more »

International Garden Festival at Les Jardins de Métis

Posted June 28, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under What's New.

In the summer of 1926, Elsie Reford, began transforming her fishing camp on the Metis River into a garden. Located 220 miles north-east of Quebec City, at 48.51º N. latitude,… Read more »

Designer Profile: Lynn Wolff of Copley Wolff Design Group

Posted June 20, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Designer Spotlight, What's New.

Shortly before they co-founded Copley Wolff Design Group, Lynn Wolff asked John Copley to describe his childhood. They were both teaching at Boston Architecture College at the time, and had… Read more »

Designer Profile: Joe Frost, The Contemporary Father of Play Advocacy

Posted May 9, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Designer Spotlight, What's New.

As a child on a small farm in southwestern Arkansas, Joe Frost played with his friends in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. He played war and chase, built dams… Read more »

Sensory Playgrounds for Children with Autism Spectrum and Sensory Integration Disorders

Posted May 2, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Living & Learning, Product Education, What's New.

The title of Jonathan Safran Foer’s second novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, has absolutely nothing to do with playgrounds. But the phrase has stuck with me as an illustration… Read more »

Designer Profile: Michelle Mathis, RLA, Learning Landscapes Design

Posted April 19, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Designer Spotlight, What's New.

Eight years ago, on a five-day cycling tour of Berlin, Michelle Mathis stumbled upon her first bonafide adventure playground. What she saw caught her off guard: along several hundred linear… Read more »

The 6 Best Parks and Playgrounds for Seniors

Posted April 11, 2017 by Jeff Link & filed under Living & Learning, What's New.

Jared Diamond, an American scientist known for popular science books, such as Guns, Germs, and Steel and The World Until Yesterday, gave an interesting 2013 TedTalk concerning the wide differences in… Read more »

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