When There's Nothing but Nature: The Danish Experience with Natural Playscapes

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-185
Author(s):  
Helle Nebelong
Keyword(s):  
Special School ◽  
Garden Design ◽  
Landscape Architect ◽  
Future Career ◽  
Daycare Centre ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
Danish Experience ◽  
Playground Design ◽  
Loose Parts ◽  
The City

In this article I provide an overview of my natural playground and sensory garden design practices and theories. I discuss how I was inspired by the landscape architect, Carl Theodor Sørensen, and the key role his work and writings played in Denmark and beyond in the development of natural playscapes and in the setting up in 1961 of the International Play Association. I reveal how my first project, while still a student, to design a sensory garden for a special school was to influence my future career and thinking. My time working for the City of Copenhagen began with the design of the first public sensory garden in Denmark, which I describe here. I then highlight another Danish concept: the manned playground and its manifestation in the Nature Playground in Valbyparken for whose design I was responsible, and which I present here. I go on to discuss the dangers of standardized playground equipment designed by adults with no input from children, who prefer to make their own play and benefit from so doing. I describe my design for Murergaarden Daycare Centre and Afterschool Club playground which has no fixed play equipment. I then emphasize further the benefits of 'green' playground design and present the example of the Skovstjernen Daycare Centre, where 'there's nothing but nature and loose parts'. In short, my message is that Nature is the best place for children to play and develop their creativity.

Epidemiological Survey of Epilepsy in the Special School Population in the City of Buenos Aires

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel J. Somoza ◽  
Raul H. Forlenza ◽  
Marta Brussino ◽  
Estela Centurión
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Special School ◽  
School Population ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Harnessing Conflict: Antagonism and Spatiotemporal Design Practices

2021 ◽  
pp. 182-213
Author(s):  
Roger Paez ◽  
Manuela Valtchanova
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Urban Habitat ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Liminal Spaces ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
Multiple Processes ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

This paper explores the capacities of design to interrogate the socio-spatial context in order to foreground conflict, dissent and dispute as creative practices to fuel urban transformation. In today’s urban habitat, spaces and actions do not mesh seamlessly. The city is characterised by a disjunction between the physicality of the urban fabric as a materialisation of ideologies and the relationality of contested supremacies and entropic dynamics that inhabit it. Consequently, the practices of contemporary transformative city-making need to be reinvented through temporality and impermanence, accounting for disorder and embracing instability. In that sense, antagonism is a key element to harness in critical design practices aimed at promoting urban diversity. In this paper we study how incorporating antagonism in design practices can trigger processes of urban reformulation by constituting liminal spaces of opportunity where democratisation emerges as a spatiotemporal practice. Two related case studies carried out in 2020 in the Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona (Subjective Cartographies: A Mirror of Diversity and Infrastructures for Public Space Interaction), are presented to explore how design can support dissidence and plurality, whether through identification and visualisation or by catalysing them as situated practices of active citizenship. In both case studies, design fosters de-hierarchisation and trans-linearity in the city, reclaiming the right to direct action in collective urban spaces. In this sense, this paper explores how design contributes to activating multiple processes of emancipated citizenship, harnessing conflict and constructive dissent as situated spatiotemporal practices to promote diversity. Facilitating the proliferation of counter-hegemonic notions of cosmopolitics, territory, domesticity and publicness, the design practices revisited in this paper operate between politics, space and affect in order to promote intersubjective relations in public spaces, using the material, temporal and affective dimensions of design to co-create diverse and resilient urban habitats.

scholarly journals Frederick Tschopp, Landscape Architect, OE in New Zealand 1929-32

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Adrian Humphris ◽  
Geoff Mew
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Lake Shore ◽  
Landscape Architect ◽  
The Family ◽  
The City

Frederick Tschopp was a naturalised American of Swiss birth who had trained as a horticulturalist specialising in landscape architecture. He and his wife arrived in Auckland in September 1929 and he soon found work with some of the local bodies there. Works and Development in Wellington later employed him in designing gardens for several important government properties. This was not a permanent position however and about July 1931 he moved to Rotorua with a major contract to beautify the city, including extensive street plantings and an upgrade of the lake shore. Most of this work was well-received but there were some dissenting voices. The contract was terminated in November 1932, but with several goodwill gestures. While in Rotorua, Frederick had visited both Hamilton and Tauranga, commenting on landscape design aspects. The family (now with the addition of a son) left New Zealand for home in Los Angeles in late November 1932. Frederick had a subsequent career with the Department of Water in California and died at Laguna Hills, Orange, California in February 1980.The reasons for Tschopp's visit to New Zealand can be interpreted in two ways. Clearly the newspapers regarded him as an overseas expert with a talent for landscape design, still a fairly new concept in the country in the late 1920s. He undoubtedly stood out as an American with drive and initiative. But he was only 24 when he first arrived, and his motives may well have been to gain overseas experience (OE) to help his chances of obtaining a lucrative job on his return to America. One paper described him as being in the course of a world tour but there is no conclusive evidence for him having spent long in other countries at this time.

scholarly journals El paisaje caminado: experiencia y formas de la ciudad vivida a pie

ZARCH ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisca Avilés Arias
Keyword(s):  
Urban Studies ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Literary Representations ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Urban Experience ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
Bodily Movement ◽  
The City ◽  
Natural Way

Si bien caminar es el modo más natural de desplazamiento del ser humano –considerado una práctica social que es compartida por la mayoría de las personas– poco se ha considerado desde la arquitectura y el urbanismo el rol singular que desempeña en la conformación de experiencias particulares del paisaje, incluyendo las formas y modulaciones que la ciudad adquiere cuando es apreciada a través de este movimiento. Considerando esto, el artículo explora la apreciación paisajística configurada en la caminata mediante la identificación de algunos de los elementos característicos de la experiencia pedestre, especialmente el movimiento corporal, la confluencia de distintas temporalidades, ritmos, y la percepción del espacio de la calle, recurriendo para ello a representaciones y reflexiones paisajísticas provenientes de campos artísticos y literarios. Estos atributos problematizan la discusión en torno a las nociones clásicas y más estáticas de paisaje para así abordar la especificidad de las configuraciones paisajísticas vividas en el movimiento. La experiencia del paisaje caminado permite reflexionar en torno a las relaciones mantenidas entre los cuerpos caminantes y la urbe, albergando el potencial de informar conceptualmente a las prácticas del diseño a partir de los usos y sentidos de la ciudad así vivida.Palabras clave: caminar, paisaje caminado, experiencia urbana, percepción, ritmos. The singular role that walking plays in conforming particular experiences of landscape –including the forms and modulations that the city acquires when it is appreciated throughout this kind of movement– has received little consideration from within fields such as architecture and urban studies, even when walking is the most natural way of moving for human beings as well as a social practice that is shared by a vast majority. Taking this into consideration, the article explores the appreciation of landscape that is configured while on foot by identifying and reflecting on featured elements that conform the pedestrian experience: bodily movement, converging temporalities, rhythms, and the perception of the space of the street. By turning to artistic and literary representations as sources of reflection on the topic, the discussion questions traditional and more static ideas of landscape, and approaches the particularity of its configuration when lived throughout movement. It shows that focusing on the experience of the walked landscape allows reflecting on the relationships between bodies and the city, and also offers the possibility of informing design practices in a conceptual way by acknowledging the usages and meanings of the city thus lived.Key words: walking, landscape walking, urban experience, perception, rhythms.

scholarly journals Implementation of Different Traffic Management Strategies on Major Roads for the Improvement of Traffic Flow in Lahore City

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Nazam Ali ◽  
Hashir Zia ◽  
Hamza Bin Sarwar ◽  
Zafar Baig ◽  
Muhammad Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
Traffic Delays ◽  
The City ◽  
Lahore City

Traffic congestion causes many socio-economic problems in developing nations. One of the main causes of traffic congestion can be attributed to poor design practices. In the last few years, Lahore city has expanded haphazardly where the allocation of resources was done based on political will instead of feasible design practices. This haphazard growth coupled with a poor design resulted in traffic congestion on the main roads of the city. In this study, simulations using different traffic management design strategies were carried out on major roads to check if traffic delays and Level of Service (LOS) can be improved. The most feasible designs based on the simulated results were proposed for the improvement of the existing infrastructure designs. These findings suggested that Akbar Chowk and Jinnah Hospital Intersection have greatly reduced the traffic delay time by 92.97% and 92.67%, respectively. Policymakers can utilize these simulated results for future design guidelines to accommodate the future growth of traffic on these arterial roads.

scholarly journals A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF HISTORICAL GARDENS: THE CASE STUDY OF ANTONIADIS IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT

2020 ◽  
pp. 186-196
Author(s):  
Hoda Gamal ◽  
Dr. Maye Yehia ◽  
Dr. Amal Fathahllah
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Garden Design ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Index Terms ◽  
Sustainable Landscape ◽  
The City ◽  
Adaptation Index

Historical gardens are important touristic landscapes that have a great impact on the quality of life of the communities. Currently public gardens are neglected in Alexandria and there are no plans for designing new ones. The research is examining the case of Antoniadis garden, one of the most valuable historic gardens of the city. The methodology consists of the following stages: a theoretical review of the guidelines related to the following fields: sustainable landscape, garden design, garden tourism and the preservation of historic gardens. The Antoniadis Garden is analysed based on the criteria deduced from the literature review, the questionnaire and interviews. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis is developed to explain the potential, issues and challenges of Antoniadis. Finally, a framework that integrates all the above-mentioned guidelines and the SWOT analysis is developed to reach a comprehensive approach that can be implemented on similar cases with appropriate adaptation. INDEX TERMS— Revitalization; Sustainability; Garden Tourism; Antoniadis, Alexandria

scholarly journals Evaluation of children's playgrounds in parks in terms of user opinions: The case of Sivas city

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-130
Author(s):  
Reyhan Erdoğan ◽  
Melike Kaya ◽  
Rifat Olgun
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Context Data ◽  
Playground Design ◽  
Electronic Games ◽  
The City ◽  
Voluntary Basis ◽  
Different Parts

Although most of the urban settlements in developed countries have parks and gardens available to local people, children spend more time with virtual games rather than active games. It is considered that the current understanding of the playground design does not respond to the needs of children and does not contribute to the continuity of play activities. Similarly, in our country, the majority of children spend time with electronic games instead of playing games in children's playgrounds in parks. This has a significant impact on both physical and mental development of children. To ensure that children spend more time in the playgrounds in the parks, the parks need to be developed and improved in line with the needs and desires of the children and their families. The aim of the study is to determine the factors that affect the use of children playgrounds in the parks located in Sivas, user requests and user opinions about the current situation. In this context, data obtained from interviews with randomly selected park users on a voluntary basis in five different parks located in different parts of the city were analyzed in SPSS program. As a result, the participants stated that the children's playgrounds in the parks in the city are not safe enough. In addition, the participants stated that they want to be designed contemporary playgrounds in the parks and that their children should play in these fields. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet Gelişmiş ülkelerdeki kentsel yerleşim alanlarının çoğunda halkın kullanabileceği park ve bahçeler olmasına rağmen çocuklar aktif oyunlar yerine sanal oyunlar ile daha fazla zaman geçirmektedir. Bunun başlıca sebepleri arasında, mevcuttaki çocuk oyun alanı tasarım anlayışının çocukların oyun ihtiyaçlarına cevap vermediği ve oyun faaliyetlerinin sürekliliğine katkıda bulunmadığı düşünülmektedir. Benzer şekilde ülkemizde de çocukların büyük çoğunluğu parklardaki çocuk oyun alanlarında oyun oynamak yerine elektronik ortamdaki sanal oyunlar ile vakit geçirmektedir. Bu durum ise çocukların gerek fiziksel ve ruhsal gerekse de zihinsel gelişimleri üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahiptir. Çocukların parklardaki çocuk oyun alanlarında daha fazla zaman geçirmelerini sağlamak için parkların, çocukların ve ailelerinin ihtiyaçları ve istekleri doğrultusunda geliştirilmesi ve iyileştirilmesi gerekmektedir. Araştırmanın amacı, Sivas kentinde yer alan parklardaki çocuk oyun alanlarının kullanımını etkileyen faktörlerin, kullanıcı isteklerinin ve mevcut duruma yönelik kullanıcı görüşlerinin belirlenmesidir. Bu kapsamda kentin farklı bölgelerinde yer alan beş farklı parkta, gönüllük esasına dayalı ve tesadüfi olarak seçilen park kullanıcılarıyla gerçekleştirilen görüşmelerden elde edilen veriler SPSS programında analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak katılımcılar, kentteki parklarda yer alan çocuk oyun alanlarının yeterince güvenli olmadığını ifade etmişlerdir. Ayrıca katılımcılar parklarda çağdaş çocuk oyun alanlarının tasarlanmasını ve çocuklarının bu alanlarda oyun oynamasını istediklerini belirtmişlerdir.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF CULTURAL SHIFT ON THE GREEN-SCAPE OF LAHORE, FROM MUGHALS TO PRESENT

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Ramsha Rehman ◽  
Affira Atta ◽  
Seemin Aslam
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Cultural Shift ◽  
Garden Design ◽  
The Past ◽  
Changing Trends ◽  
Changing Trend ◽  
Park Design ◽  
The City

Lahore has a glorious history and it remained a chief cultural centre throughout the past from Ghaznavids Rule to the independence of the sub-continent. The city which was known as the City of Gardens has experienced a changing trend in garden design over a period of time, from the past to present. Initially the changes were brought about by the immigrants or invaders but now the trend in designing of parks are changing, faster than ever before. Lahore has the privilege to preserve the timeline of the changes brought about by the culture in the design of Green-Scape. This paper discusses the changing trends in park design by mapping out the expanding Lahore thus recognizing the present status of its Green-scape under the growing urban development of Lahore and the changes brought in its design and concepts, due to the cultural-Shift from Mughals to contemporary times. From past to present, the cultural change and the trends in living has influenced the design and layout of parks and gardens of the city. The Mughals brought the tradition of creating formal gardens to South Asia based on Chaharbagh; a Persian tradition. The tradition of laying out new gardens in the city remained an important part even after the decline of Mughals during Sikh period. The British also marked their name in the list of gardens at Lahore by introducing new concept in terms of botanical gardens. After independence until now, the gardens and parks continued to emerge on the map of Lahore but with varied modes and shades, influenced by globalization. Currently the urban sprawl of Lahore is increasing with a faster pace than ever before and along with it the concept behind the design and development of Green-Scape is also flourishing, bringing back the lost glory of Lahore, once called the “CITY OF GARDENS".

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