Playgrounds

Playgrounds
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 9781789149852
ISBN-13 : 1789149851
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Book Synopsis Playgrounds by : Ben Highmore

Download or read book Playgrounds written by Ben Highmore and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2024-10-14 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy. After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Northern Europe and North America. Rather than slides, swings, and roundabouts, these new playgrounds encouraged children to build shacks and invent their own entertainment. Playgrounds tells the story of how waste grounds and bombsites were transformed into hives of activity by children and progressive educators. It shows how a belief in the imaginative capacity of children shaped a new kind of playground and how designers reimagined what playgrounds could be. Ben Highmore tells a compelling story about pioneers, designers, and charities—and above all—about the value of play.


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