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Design for Kids
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Brella Brings a Tech-Savvy Model to the Design of Childcare Centers
The company matches social-emotional experiences with design intention in three locations throughout Los Angeles.
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Future100: Learning At All Scales
Through concepts for education and play spaces, these three students introduce innovative ways to design for children.
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A Kindergarten Near Montreal Uses Wood to Sustainable, Biophilic Effect
Montreal firm Taktik created a light-filled space with sophisticated materials to help enliven learning and exploration.
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A New Bilingual Preschool Is a ‘Home Away From Home’ for Children in Bed-Stuy
Two Brooklyn architecture firms integrated residential design into Mi Casita Preschool and Cultural Center, creating a bright and playful environment.
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Play, Learn, Discover, Repeat: This Renovated Museum Engages Young Hearts, Hands, and Minds
OfficeUntitled imbues the new iteration of the Cayton Children’s Museum in Santa Monica with a design informed by the institution’s value-driven mission.
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New Talent 2018: For Furniture Design Company Kalon, Each Piece Starts in the Designers’ Own Home
The Los Angeles-based design duo meticulously develops each of their products, fostering a unique blend of beauty and sustainability.
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New Graphic Memoir, Exhibit Pay Tribute to Playground Design
Julia Jacquette’s recently opened exhibit features images from her “graphic memoir,” which recall some of the New York City’s most forward-thinking playgrounds.
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Big Thinking, Little Humans: How to Design for Children
Ross Barney Architects on making children's spaces where children can grow, develop, and blossom.
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This Educator Designs Gender-Neutral Toys for Kids
A short film explores the work of Cas Holman, a designer whose non-gender specific toys inspire children to use their imaginations and work together.
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Photographer Documents What Play Time Looks Like Across the Globe
James Mollison’s latest book and exhibition capture playgrounds from around the world.
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Olson Kundig Designs Secret Park on South Korean Rooftop
Combining traditional Korean elements in an unusual setting, Olson Kundig Architects creates a family retreat.
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5 Products That Bring Agility to Educational Spaces
Designers rethink the classroom with colorful new products.
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Advocating for Play: Saving Philadelphia’s Smith Playhouse
A groundswell of play advocacy in Philadelphia
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Apps for Kids: Designing for Tomorrow’s Digital Natives
For today's kids, the line between the physical and the digital is often a seamless blur.
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Stick-lets: Bringing Urban Kids Back to Nature
Children are destined to inherit the planet – but they already inhabit our cities. So how can we nurture and protect a child’s infinite capacity for play in the big city? “Grasshopper Green” Sti
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Children’s Books on the Built Environment
I have two kids, ages almost 6 and 3, and while they love reading books, I enjoy reading their books as much, if not more, than they do. I love the nostalgia and silliness of Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl and the clever stor