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Revolutionizing Playtime

Innovative playgrounds lure children away from video games

Implications - Today’s parent demands that a playground stimulates all the senses and encourages mental and motor development while also encouraging children to engage in the physical activity they too often lack. Designers and architects are paving the way for a new breed of jungle-gyms that delivers more than a swing set and slide. In today’s digital world, only the most inventive playgrounds will pull kids away from their consoles and keyboards.
Trend Themes
1. Innovative Design for Playgrounds - Parents' demand for playgrounds that stimulate senses and motor development are pushing designers and architects to create more inventive and immersive play areas.
2. Child-driven Playground Design - Playground designers are beginning to ask children for input on their creations, leading to more imaginative and creative play structures.
3. Sustainability in Playground Design - Playground designers are using recycled materials and innovative design to create eco-friendly play areas that are both imaginative and good for the planet.
Industry Implications
1. Playground Equipment Manufacturing - Manufacturers can capitalize on the trend toward more innovative, immersive, and eco-friendly playground design to create new lines of products for children's play.
2. Architecture and Design - Architects and designers can incorporate the principles of imaginative, child-driven design into not just playgrounds, but also schools, community centers, and other public spaces that cater to children.
3. Entertainment and Media - As parents become increasingly concerned with minimizing screen time for their children, opportunities abound for innovative and immersive entertainment that can attract children and their families to outdoor play.
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Billboard Playgrounds
Billboard Playgrounds
The Mesarchitecture 'Double Happiness' Reinterprets Our Desires
A playground in the sky, the Mesarchitecture 'Double Happiness' installation transforms a billboard into a swing set. Although it may seem like it's all fun and games, this creation actually represents… MORE
play_circle_filled Airplane Playgrounds
Airplane Playgrounds
Evergreen Aviation Museum Wings and Waves Water Park from Recycled 747
The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, home of the Spruce Goose, is constructing the Wings & Waves Water Park and it's going to be a blast. A retired 747 airplane has been placed above the air museum… MORE
play_circle_filled Adult Playground Installations
Adult Playground Installations
Thomas Heatherwick puts his 'Spun' Chair to Artistic Use
Sometimes a good idea can go quite the distance, just ask Thomas Heatherwick. You may have heard about his 'Spun' chair before, but this art installation takes furniture design up a notch. Located in… MORE
Rainbow Rope Playgrounds
Rainbow Rope Playgrounds
Skill Forest Climbing Net Makes the Hakone Pavillion a Magical Place
The Skill Forest climbing net is a recent addition to the Hakone Open-Air Museum. The rope climbing net is suspended like a colorful spider’s web in the Hakone Pavilion, an architectural marvel made of… MORE
Versatile Mini Playgrounds
Versatile Mini Playgrounds
The Bugge Lets Your Child Play Without Sharp Edges
The Bugge is uniquely designed for your child to play and lounge around in peace. The structure is made out of wood and is circular in shape so that there are no sharp edges that would hurt your child.… MORE
Cutting-Edge Kid Creations
Cutting-Edge Kid Creations
Children Design the Imagination Playground in NYC
David Rockwell is a world-renowned architect whose work usually consists of hotels and restaurants. Thus, when Rockwell was asked to design something called 'Imagination Playground,' he outsourced another… MORE
Mountainous Rubber Playgrounds
Mountainous Rubber Playgrounds
David Barry's 'Big Foot' is Made Out of Melted Down Tires
The Big Foot playground has the potential of ushering in a whole new wave of eco-friendly play areas for children. Made entirely out of melted down rubber tires, it may not look like your typical playground… MORE
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Swashbuckling Playgrounds
The Pirate Ship Playhouse Offers Luxury Area for Boundless Imaginations
With spring in the air, kids will be wanting to play outdoors more and more; satisfy both this urge and their boundless imaginations with the Pirate Ship Playhouse. A stunning, swashbuckling creation,… MORE

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