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| Skrammellegeplads (junk playground), Emdrup / Copenhagen, opened in 1943 | Skrammellegeplads (junk playground), Emdrup / Copenhagen, opened in 1943 |
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| | //Planning for Play//, Lady Allen of Hurtwood, 1968 |
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| During a research visit to Germany on the verge of the 20th century, Hans Dragehjelm documented a development of playgrounds which seeked for children's growth in the act of free play, notably in sand. In his collected findings (1909) he describes: "Sand, the greatest teacher […], stimulates the playing child with a superabundance of ideas." (//Das Spielen der Kinder im Sande//, H. Dragehjlem, p. 18) | During a research visit to Germany on the verge of the 20th century, Hans Dragehjelm documented a development of playgrounds which seeked for children's growth in the act of free play, notably in sand. In his collected findings (1909) he describes: "Sand, the greatest teacher […], stimulates the playing child with a superabundance of ideas." (//Das Spielen der Kinder im Sande//, H. Dragehjlem, p. 18) |
| In this sense, adults who create children's living places — architects, designers, and other creators — have an enormous responsibility. It is extremely important for children to have a place to play; it is central to their lives." (//Child's work is play//, Mitsuru Senda, //The Playgorund Project//, p. 7) | In this sense, adults who create children's living places — architects, designers, and other creators — have an enormous responsibility. It is extremely important for children to have a place to play; it is central to their lives." (//Child's work is play//, Mitsuru Senda, //The Playgorund Project//, p. 7) |
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| The idea behind such a junk playground is to make more-or-less raw materials and tools available to children in order to construct and shape their very own environment; the playground design is literally placed in the hands of children. One of the pioneers of such playgrounds, the landscape architect Carl Theodor Sørensen, describes is as: "There could be branche waste from tree polling and bushes, old cardboard boxes, planks and boards, scrapped cars, old tires, and more." and he adds "Of course it would look terrible…" | The idea behind such a junk playground is to make more-or-less raw materials and [[tool|tools]] available to children in order to construct and shape their very own environment; the playground design is literally placed in the hands of children. One of the pioneers of such playgrounds, the landscape architect Carl Theodor Sørensen, describes is as: "There could be branche waste from tree polling and bushes, old cardboard boxes, planks and boards, scrapped cars, old tires, and more." and he adds "Of course it would look terrible…" |
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| On another line of //Early Experience from Emdrup//: "Play has something to do with attacking life in an unconventional manner." | On another line of //Early Experience from Emdrup//: "Play has something to do with attacking life in an unconventional manner." |