{"product_id":"a-u-668-26-05-spaces-for-play","title":"a+u 668 26:05 Spaces for Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea+u 668: Spaces for Play\u003c\/strong\u003e looks at how architects build play into cities and buildings, in public and residential spaces for children and adults alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe issue opens with a photo essay on Aldo van Eyck's postwar Amsterdam playgrounds, few of which survive. From there it moves through recent projects that range from quick, flexible installations in housing estates to reused heritage sites, a former wastewater plant and a park made with 3D printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome projects revive ageing public facilities; others set out to repair neglected parts of the city. Together they present play spaces as places that inspire both the people who use them and the designers who make them. Essays by Sara Brunelle and Vincent Romagny frame the selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto essay revisiting Aldo van Eyck's Amsterdam playgrounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProjects by ELEMENTAL, EMBT Architects, Ecomimesis and expandstudio among many others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssays by Sara Brunelle and Vincent Romagny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay spaces for children and adults in public and residential settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilingual English and Japanese text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow play can be designed into housing, parks and civic buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdaptive reuse of heritage and industrial sites for play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eELEMENTAL's Bicentennial Children's Park and EMBT's Parc dels Colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemporary and flexible play installations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay as a tool for urban repair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Journal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ea+u (Architecture and Urbanism) is a monthly architecture journal published in Tokyo since 1971, known for its bilingual monographic and thematic issues on international practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: TBC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 219 × 292 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English and Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 4912019730563\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Shinkenchiku-sha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Architects, landscape and urban designers, students and readers who follow international practice through a+u's thematic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shinkenchiku-sha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022844166369,"sku":"4912019730563","price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/a_u_668_26_05_Spaces_for_Play_cover.jpg?v=1792040309","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/a-u-668-26-05-spaces-for-play","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}