Water playground design

Splash Parks to go with kids in London

Image 5 of 36 from gallery of Jaworznickie Planty Water Playground / RS + Robert Skitek. Photograph by Tomasz Zakrzewski

Over the past three years, a park built over a sunken highway in Dallas has become one of the biggest urban planning success stories in the country. Cities like Boston and Washington are now looking to emulate the model of Klyde Warren Park, which connects Dallas' previously starkly divided downtown neighborhoods and has become a major attraction for the city. The…

JMD Design creates an invigorating playground at Sydney Olympic Park with moulded terrain and supersized equipment.

This playground structure was built in SketchUp, following their tutorial. Most of it is the turtorial design. I made some small alterations, like making the second slide taller and moving it to the front, and additions, one of which is an extruded protective wall. The serpentine wall needs perforations for water drainage, views and movement. #playground #architecture #SketchUp

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Thorndon Park Playground received the 2023 AILA National Award of Excellence for Play Spaces Thorndon Park Playground is an immersive, one-of-a-kind playspace that offers a multitude of play opportunities and creates a sense of wonder, designed to be experienced and enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. Inspired by the diverse and plentiful birdlife […]

Stories about playground architecture and design, including children's climbing frames, sculptures and play areas for pets.

A public-private partnership enables a new 32-acre park to reconnect downtown Cincinnati to the Ohio River

The main attractions of splash pads have typically been spray features and slides. While these elements offer a variety of ways to play, aquatic facilities become even more exciting when they offer engaging surfaces as well. By adding a design or pattern to the flooring, not only does a splash pad l