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Playground Design With History In Mind
The second-oldest park in Cincinnati was recently revitalized through a unique partnership between the Cincinnati Park Board and the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC). Working together, the two organizations engaged in a community-based master planning process to create a … Continue reading
Cre8Play Designs Healing Garden
Cre8Play recently designed and built a healing garden and playground for Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. The rooftop garden, just outside the intensive care unit, covers 6,000 square feet and provides a space where patients and their families can … Continue reading
An Accessible, Sustainable Playground
East Meadow, N.Y., is home to a new, fully accessible Let All The Children Play playground. BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers served as architect, landscape architect, site engineer, and construction administrator for the two-acre facility. It is the first … Continue reading
Playground Design Symposium
Playcore will present a free educational symposium for parks and recreation, landscape architecture and educational professionals in South Dakota next month. The symposium will begin at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Pierre Chamber of Commerce, 800 W. Dakota, … Continue reading
Creating Chemistry
Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “Play is the highest form of research.” If that is the case, then our nation’s playgrounds are our most important laboratories. Playgrounds offer children challenge, excitement, and a place for strenuous physical activity that … Continue reading