One playground installation company in Houston has even advertised its services to homeowners associations as an option for keeping sex offenders away.
In June, they'll be unleashing further ideas about play with a Brutalist Playground installation at the Royal Institute of British Architects, injecting a much-needed dose of whimsy into the prim surrounds of Portland Place.
The urban playground installation will occupy a 16,000 square foot outdoor space on West 30th St. and 10th Ave . and will be on view through July 5th.
There is a frenzy of wacky light fittings, of playground installations, of seats, tree species, sculptural lumps of granite, kiosks, railings and coloured surfaces.
As this is an interactive initiative, the exhibition allows children (and parents) to actually immerse themselves within playground installations, while learning about the visual and social evolution of these spaces from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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A similar idea is Les Berges de Seine, a stretch of the Left Bank between the bridges Pont Alexandre III and Pont du Carrousel that hosts a floating garden, outdoor bars, playgrounds, art installations and many free events, such as fitness classes and gardening workshops.
The Sonos Playground Deconstructed, an installation that uses motion-capture technology to let visitors interact with animations on the wall; Credit: MMI.
In addition to the list of over 100 local and international performers (more names to be announced), Bass Coast offers workshops, yoga, live dance and aerial performance, an interactive media installation playground, and the refreshing Nicola River for swimming under the summer sun.
(Cotter) ★ Ann Hamilton: 'the event of a thread' (through Jan . 6 Art as thought-provoking playground, this elaborate installation-performance piece centers on 42 large swings to be enjoyed by viewers, and the enormous silk curtain hanging among them, from the rafters, that their swinging agitates.
Based on these observations, we designed the Interactive Tag Playground (ITP), an interactive installation that uses tracking and floor projections to enhance the game of tag.
