Designing for Play

List of contents

Contents: Foreword; Designing for play; People play; History of the play yard: not a design story; Design and aesthetics - in relationship to play; Society’s criteri;: 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; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Barbara E. Hendricks, Play Environment Designer, currently owns and operates her own design firm and serves as a consultant to several international companies which manufacture play items.

Summary

Applies advanced thinking from child development and child psychology to find fresh 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.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara E. Hendricks, Hendricks Barbara E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138474055
• ISBN: 978-1-138-47405-5
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Design and the Built Environment
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Landscape art & architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Landscape architecture and design, City and town planning: architectural aspects