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From the humble beginnings of a swing and a sand box, playgrounds have evolved into full-blown destinations with intricate themes, colorful structures and summertime splash pads. However, research has shown that a playground, regardless of its extravagance, is successful only if it facilitates unstructured and imaginative play. A project in New York City [...] My daughter is headed to Virgina Beach for the Junior Olympics next month…for Jump Rope! Watch This! She is a member of the Jumping Eagles, a group that began at Ute Meadows Elementary school in Littleton Colorado in 1992 and is open to children of all ages. There are [...] Brooklyn-based company, Macro-Sea is a development and design company “that is working to re-think and develop a series of exploratory interim use projects in order to transform and energize our urban landscape, everyday objects and surroundings”. Their recent installation, Dumpster Pools will be installed and opened to the public along Park Avenue for [...] Here is another campus overview that I recently received from the ASLA Campus Planning and Design Professional Practice Network. This is a virtual trip to the upper Midwest and a great campus: University of Wisconsin – Madison. Mark Hough and Gary Brown created this profile for the PPN. Being a southerner, I was [...] The City of Denver is conducting a trial program that uses goats to control invasive weeds in urban parks. Lani Malmberg, a weed scientist with a Master’s degree from Colorado State University was awarded the $50,000 contract to control weeds for Denver City Parks with her herd of Cashmere Goats. Goats prefer eating [...] |
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