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Articles in issue 2011 - 5

Playground Report

Ball games in public spaces – from the “football cage” to multi-functional playing areas

A ball and some space – these are the basic ingredients for play, fun and exercise. It sounds so simple, yet the spatial and creative implementation in the public spaces of a densely populated city is so complex.

Playground Report

Minigolf on the multi-storey car park

In the domain of town planning parks, play areas and public places have a large role to play, but there is not always enough space available to accommodate them. This is why in Franconian Zirndorf, the operator of a local leisure park has allowed a minigolf course with a green adventure landscape and play areas made from artificial turf to be created on the roof of the respective multi-storey car park.

Playground Safety

Healthier thanks to fitness trails?

Fall prevention in the community.
Physical activity promotes lifelong health. Particularly later on in life, abilities and skills relevant to everyday life are improved by exercise.

Coverstory

Dancing with Giraffes

Recent trends in zoological gardens tend to reshape the animal compounds into impressive surroundings which provide an intensive experience through observation of the animals in their natural environments. With this new appearance, zoos intend to inspire visitors and make an impression on them in order to have a positive influence on their approach to animals.

Playground Report

Desert Playground at the Erratic Block Park

Lusatia is a region rich in contrast, which stretches from the south-eastern part of Brandenburg to the east of Saxony: besides nature reserves, there are huge abandoned quarries, which are transformed into new spaces to explore and experience nature within the framework of one of the largest-scale renaturalization processes in Europe. Successful example: the Nochten Erratic Block Park on the site of the former Nochten open-cast mine not far from the Saxon town of Bautzen.

Playground Report

Europe’s Trendiest Outdoor Playground

Area 47, located at the entrance to the Ötz valley where the valley’s Ache and Inn rivers flow together, was created because ski resorts often find it difficult to convince their spoiled patrons to visit during the summer, despite the excellent facilities on offer.

Playground Safety

Exercise is the key to healthy growth

Children have a natural need for movement - right from the moment they are born. Their movements allow them to experience and understand their environment. Cognition, emotion and motor activity are closed linked to each other, which means that movement in the sense of the actual activity of moving is much more than just a change in position of the body and is of great significance for the overall personal development of a child.

Coverstory

Sparkling with a zest for life

On the area of the old Oberlaa Thermal Space centre, the new thermal spring - in addition to high quality spa facilities - will offer about 4,000 m² of water surface, 3,000 m² of sauna areas and a 6,000 m² area of comprehensive health facilities. And a water playground.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

3. IAKS-Seminar “Synthetic and artificial turf for sport and leisure facilities”

The event took place under the banner of functionality, security and sustainability and began with a welcome speech by Siegfried Hoymann, Secretary General of IAKS, and a presentation by Rainer Ernst (landscape architect and caretaker of the Olympiapark Berlin/Hertha BSC football club).

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Grün-Weiß Mildenau Gymnastics and Sports Club Banks on Solar Energy

This is a win-win situation for both the sports club and the environment. The money saved will be entirely invested in sports.
A major issue of the project undertaken by the Grün-Weiß Mildenau gymnastics and sports club (TSV) is to familiarize many fellow citizens with the ease of installation and efficiency of solar thermal systems as well as to encourage them to go and get systems of their own.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Germany’s men claim a seventh European Field Hockey Championship title

After an eight-year wait the German men's field hockey team has reclaimed the title of European Champions. The 9,000 spectators in an anxious sold-out Warsteiner HockeyPark stadium in Mönchengladbach witnessed an impressive performance from the German men, who emerged victorious against their Dutch opponents by four goals to two.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Westerbach sport facilities Eschborn

Renovation work was started in 2010 with an expansion of the gymnasium or rather, construction of a sports hall adjoining the existing facilities, by the company Büro AG5 based in Darmstadt.
The new, very well equipped, sports hall allows users a free panorama view of the whole sports facilities through the wide window front. In the background the hills of the Taunus region can be seen.