Playground@Landscape

YOUR FORUM FOR PLAY, SPORTS UND LEISURE AREAS

Articles in issue 2021 - 2

Coverstory

Public spaces - health-promoting and future-proof? Exercise and sports before the Covid-19 pandemic

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, two opposing trends in physical activity, exercise and sports could be identified:
The spectrum of individual sports-oriented activities...

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Shiver me timbers: Cast off for boarding

The City Administration of Hamelin has defined the design of the so-called Werderinsel (isle of Werder) as part of the overall urban development concept for the Weser riverbank of September 2017. The project focuses on...

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Benefiting children and families

A modern villa, formerly a consulate, and a charmless office building situated right next to the railway line. Both buildings, in the south of Frankfurt on the Main, are surrounded by ...

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Everything from a single source

A breathtaking climbing structure has been created at Cologne’s Rathenauplatz in record time.

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Playground at Schalksburgschule and toddler playground at the day-care centre in Albstadt-Ebingen

The castle-like playground of Schalksburgschule all-day school in Albstadt-Ebingen catches the eye as you enter the town from the direction of Albstadt-Lautlingen. The refurbishment of the ...

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The Bärenhöhle day-care centre: designed to be a world of experience both indoors and outdoors

The Bärenhöhle day-care centre in the East Frisian joint community of Esens was designed to accommodate seven groups. Between the Esens-Nord school centre and the new Armenland development area, up to ...

Coverstory

Are playgrounds systemically relevant?

The importance of play and fitness spaces is indispensable for children's everyday lives.

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About the luck of finding a treasure

The small town of Wassertrüdingen in Central Franconia is creating two permanent parks, the Wörnitzpark and the Klingenweiherpark, which will significantly enhance the town and region "like two treasures", literally.

Science

What do the city centres of the future look like?

The international trade magazine Playground@Landscape interviews Klaus Burmeister, political scientist, foresight expert, author and keynote speaker.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

A multitude of sports in one place – multi-purpose sports facilities

“Multi-purpose” – this may sound like a major technical challenge, but when it comes to sports facility planning, it simply means that it is possible to engage in a wide range ...

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Sport in the park – exercise opportunities for recreational athletes

Parks and green spaces have been among the most popular leisure and recreational facilities in cities and municipalities for more than 200 years. The idea of bringing nature and landscape into the usually densely populated urban areas has produced a large ...