What better way to join in celebrating Play Week Aotearoa 2024 than the story of the transformation of the Kaipātiki reserve? Hono mai rā koe ki Te Wiki Tākaro ka kite ai koe i ō tamariki e puāwai ana.
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“Research confirms what our bodies and nature already understand–more time in outdoor spaces increases well-being,” said Torey Carter-Conneen, CEO, American Society of Landscape Architects.
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When we think of infrastructure, we often imagine concrete, steel, and asphalt - the building blocks of our cities and communities. But in Malaysia, a new trend is taking shape, one that incorporates nature and the environment into the built world.
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Work is about to begin on a $6.5 million, Wraight Athfield Landscape + Architecture-designed playground in Manukau, part of Eke Panuku’s Transform Manukau project.
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Kamo Marsh landscape architect Tim Scott takes more than a parental interest in Rāwhiti School in Christchurch. He has worked as part of a team developing the school’s outdoor areas where both his children go
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Berlin inventors Martin Binder and Claudio Rimmele have used the Covid-19 pandemic as a creative challenge in which to create, “an infection-free playground inspired by nature.”
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The Parliamentary Play Space is a government-initiated project aimed at increasing the accessibility and interest of Parliament to children and young families, making it more friendly, open, and welcoming.
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The playground in Hastings’ Cornwall Park’s been given a state-of-the-art facelift that’s proving popular with those who use it.
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Over the summer holidays, a group of children discovered a new kind of freedom – that of designing their own play environment.
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‘Our Space’, signals the creation of a new meeting place for the community of Te Awamutu. Anchored by a recreation events centre and new library, Waipa District Council has provided a destination playground that supplements these facilities appealing to diverse age groups.
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The Isthmus designed Chimpanzee Park at Wellington Zoo has won the Playground Category at the 2019 Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture awards.
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Junior and senior children at Omokoroa Point primary-intermediate school in the Bay of Plenty have been encouraged to have a crack at playground design, ahead of construction of their new neighbourhood play area in Western Avenue.
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It looks like a summer’s day in a park. The birds are chirping, deck chairs and hammocks are laid out on a rolling lawn, refreshments are available at a lemonade and cookie stall, and if you feel inclined to do something active, a game of croquet is on offer.
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A first-of-its-kind play space for Auckland, based on traditional Māori games and play artefacts has just opened. Mara Hupara playground is part of the Te Auaunga Awa/Oakley Creek stream restoration project in Mount Roskill, Auckland.
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Anderson Park Playground is the outcome of quality engagement with stakeholders, and the courage to invest and not compromise on quality. Centrally located within one of Napier’s premier suburban parks, accessible and imaginative features create an inclusive environment that encourages all abilities and ages to play alongside each other.
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Designing for chimpanzees presents a unique set of challenges as Isthmus landscape architect, Sophie Jacques discovered. Even though she’d been involved in Wellington Zoo’s Meet the Locals He Tuku Aroha project, catering to these primates required a good understanding of their particular behaviours.
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