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People and places around the world

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Melbourne playground: In the midst of high rise buildings on the outskirts of a cosmopolitan area, lays a hidden gem. Designed for disadvantaged families to have a safe play space, the locals now call it their “backyard playground,” due to its charm and at-home feel.

Lima playground: Zip lines and climbing walls adorn the old cement columns and many swings, some in the shapes of horses, litter the playground instead of the trash that once stood there.

Virginia, US park: Specifically designed with children with disabilities in mind, this park is truly innovative. Colorful, rainbow themes decorate the four outdoor spaces, surrounding a centerpiece carousel, spread across two acres.

Magical Places & Spaces for Kids

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Backyard Trampoline

Backyard Playground

Neighborhood Playground

Backyard Toys

Project For Public Spaces

Melbourne playground: In the midst of high rise buildings on the outskirts of a cosmopolitan area, lays a hidden gem. Designed for disadvantaged families to have a safe play space, the locals now call it their “backyard playground,” due to its charm and at-home feel.

Lima playground: Zip lines and climbing walls adorn the old cement columns and many swings, some in the shapes of horses, litter the playground instead of the trash that once stood there.

Park Playground

Outdoor Playground

Landscape Design Plans

Landscape Edging

Landscape Architecture

Forest Landscape

Rainbow Park

Rainbow Theme

Virginia, US park: Specifically designed with children with disabilities in mind, this park is truly innovative. Colorful, rainbow themes decorate the four outdoor spaces, surrounding a centerpiece carousel, spread across two acres.

Valencia, Spain park: The play structure is set to scale so that children will feel like real life “Lilliputians” who have anchored Gulliver to their own sandbox—they can climb into his sleeves, up his legs and slide down his hair. Children Playground, Places Around The World, Around The Worlds, Giant World Map

Children Playground

Places Around The World

Around The Worlds

Giant World Map

Valencia, Spain park: The play structure is set to scale so that children will feel like real life “Lilliputians” who have anchored Gulliver to their own sandbox—they can climb into his sleeves, up his legs and slide down his hair.

Melbourne playground: The kids lose themselves amidst the trampolines, recycled tire swings and even climb atop a flying fox! Colorful and unobtrusive, the park also hosts chickens and a tea and coffee brewing station to envelop all of children’s imaginative interests. Hillside Park, Kuala Lumpur City

Hillside Park

Kuala Lumpur City

Melbourne playground: The kids lose themselves amidst the trampolines, recycled tire swings and even climb atop a flying fox! Colorful and unobtrusive, the park also hosts chickens and a tea and coffee brewing station to envelop all of children’s imaginative interests.

corner playhouse with climbing wall

Spanish Park: Parque Gulliver is designed in homage to the book, Gulliver’s Travels (by Jonathan Swift) that not only won imaginations as soon as it was published in the early 18th century but has since never been out of print. Valencia City, Valencia Spain, Hostels, Paraje Natural, Gulliver's Travels, Outdoor Diy Projects

Spanish Park: Parque Gulliver is designed in homage to the book, Gulliver’s Travels (by Jonathan Swift) that not only won imaginations as soon as it was published in the early 18th century but has since never been out of print.

Kuala Lumpur playground: The park is host to a mosque, large water park, pool and paddle area and a playground. With children’s safety and comfort in mind, it has trees shading the play structures and one of the first rubberized floor playgrounds.

Hanging Monkey

Ukrainian playground: Here kids’ minds and bodies can roam wild.

Lima playground: Once meant for an electric train that never arrived, cement columns and pass ways high above Lima’s crowded roadsides stood ugly and abandoned. A group of artists named Basurama revamped the scene into one of the most vivid and colorful play settings for old and young alike, using trashed and recycled items. Architecture Company, Architecture Design, Adult Playground, Canberra, Hakone

Lima playground: Once meant for an electric train that never arrived, cement columns and pass ways high above Lima’s crowded roadsides stood ugly and abandoned. A group of artists named Basurama revamped the scene into one of the most vivid and colorful play settings for old and young alike, using trashed and recycled items.

Urban Playground

Natural Playground

Playground Structures

These playgrounds blend in well with Denmark’s urban and natural landscapes.

Kids Play Spaces

Ukranian playground: The unusually fanciful structures in this playground resemble creative, imaginative creatures out of an Eastern European fantasy tale.

Berlin, Germany: Children can even create their own cob structures in a hands-on workshop. Or kids can also splash in the water garden where cobblestone-lined paths run alongside creeks and water areas, perfect for little children to safely play. Play Houses, Cob Houses, Tree Houses, Cob Building, Building Ideas, Mud Hut, Travel Bucket List

Berlin, Germany: Children can even create their own cob structures in a hands-on workshop. Or kids can also splash in the water garden where cobblestone-lined paths run alongside creeks and water areas, perfect for little children to safely play.

Berlin, Germany: The Britzergarten is 90 acres of gardens containing several playgrounds. Playspaces include a labyrinth, a giant world map, “One World,” which kids can play and walk on, water play and a striking cob (clay and sand) structure in an imaginative country-meets-the-sea folk story theme. Backyard Games, Outdoor Games, Contemporary Plays

Backyard Games

Outdoor Games

Contemporary Plays

Berlin, Germany: The Britzergarten is 90 acres of gardens containing several playgrounds. Playspaces include a labyrinth, a giant world map, “One World,” which kids can play and walk on, water play and a striking cob (clay and sand) structure in an imaginative country-meets-the-sea folk story theme.

Paris playground: Located in a park with fascinating displays of nature, science, technology and imaginative arts (constructed in honor of French philosopher Jacques Derrida), le Jardin du Dragon is an impressively large dragon slide. With 85 feet (26 meters) of slide on the dragon’s tongue alone, it is decorated in artistic metalwork that captivates the imagination. Oh The Places Youll Go, Paris Travel, France Travel

Oh The Places Youll Go

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France Travel

Paris playground: Located in a park with fascinating displays of nature, science, technology and imaginative arts (constructed in honor of French philosopher Jacques Derrida), le Jardin du Dragon is an impressively large dragon slide. With 85 feet (26 meters) of slide on the dragon’s tongue alone, it is decorated in artistic metalwork that captivates the imagination.

WHIMSICAL BACKYARD LANDSCAPING for kids

Fun kids room with a world map

Artfully designed wooden playgrounds with topsy-turvy angles in Denmark.

magical play structure

playhouse with chalkboard wall inside

Playground in Japan: A rainbow mesh nest allows kids to climb into a unique environment and turn their world literally upside down. Costing 1.5 billion yen to construct and taking two years to complete, the park — with no shortage of play areas — features an array of unique light, sound and motion sensory experiences. Indoor Playground, Japanese Kids, Japanese Travel, Japan Guide

Playground in Japan: A rainbow mesh nest allows kids to climb into a unique environment and turn their world literally upside down. Costing 1.5 billion yen to construct and taking two years to complete, the park — with no shortage of play areas — features an array of unique light, sound and motion sensory experiences.

Landscape Plans

Landscape Architect

Playground in Tokyo

Malaysian playground: Created by the Brazilian artist Roberto Burle Marx, this playground sits amidst an expansive park in the shadows of the tallest twin towers in the world. The vibrant colors and patterns of the two acre playground reflect the rich Malaysian culture, while the green garden spaces incorporate a peaceful, natural setting within a hectic city.

Unusual Buildings

Interesting Buildings

Amazing Buildings

Design Maternelle

Architecture Cool

Pavilion Architecture

Classical Architecture

Sustainable Architecture

Residential Architecture

School in Germany, constructed to look like a cat (entre la région de Baden-Württemberg et l’Alsace).