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Public Swingsportation
By nikkita | August 19, 2008
Public transportation has its perks along with its drags. For me, when I was taking the bus my time over seas, it was my only means of transport, and a decent one at that even though we didn’t have the smoothest of systems. I had a card and I could basically go just about anywhere at a “suitable” hour. Granted, partying till 7 in the morning wasn’t considered a “suitable” hour on a Sunday. Psht! Still, there was still something that was so depressing about the bus and the time and energy it could suck out of you. Especially when you’re waiting for that ride to school in the rain, snow and wind. If only Bruno Taylor had attacked the Icelandic bus stops as he did London with these swing sets, I probably would had been a much happier bunny.
71% of adults used to play on the streets when they were young. 21% of children do so now. Are we designing children and play out of the public realm?
This project is a study into different ways of bringing play back into public space. It focuses on ways of incorporating incidental play in the public realm by not so much as having separate play equipment that dictates the users but by using existing furniture and architectural elements that indicate playful behaviour for all.
It asks us to question the current framework for public space and whether it is sufficient while also giving permission for young people to play in public.
Play as you go…” Bruno Taylor.
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