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'We're cosseting our kids' – the war against today's dangerously dull playgrounds

8 mins | Jan 4, 2020
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The need for chaotic and creative structures which children can make their own. “If we create a playground well, we create a world in which man rediscovers what is essential – and the city rediscovers the child.” Writing in the Guardian, Oliver Wainwright explores why architects are re-envisioning playgrounds.

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