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Inspired by Nature, Designed for Play
Inspired by Nature, Designed for Play.
Rediscovering nature play and revitalizing post-and-platform playgrounds—Branch Out™ addresses both beautifully. With towering scale and all the activities of tree play, Branch Out functions as an aesthetic focal point as well as an integrated link directing play flow to other playground structures.
Designing Restrooms for "Accessible All-Gender" Use
The media has been full of discussion concerning individual rights and public restrooms. Some state's have made changes to include transgender persons. While the controversy continues, design of public restrooms is unclear.
No Right Answer
Long past midnight at the ripe old age of 13 as I hid under the covers of my bed, I happened across a late-night AM jazz station.
Firing Off The Question--Can someone bring a gun into a park?
If you turn on CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News, you will probably find one of their talking heads ranting about gun laws from both sides since the issue produces sharp emotions.
Youth Sports Concussions
With football season around the corner, the buzz is about concussions—and what youth sports programs are doing to ensure the safety of youngsters strapping on helmets.
All Together Now
The Rotary Club of San Jose, Calif., asked the landscape architecture firm, PGAdesign, to create a playground that would be accessible to children with the widest possible range of abilities.
Watering Synthetic Turf—Really?--Part 1
I remember the first time somebody suggested that I consider putting an irrigation system into a synthetic-turf field. It was one of those “Say what?” moments.
Getting To Know Each Other
It was a question worth asking, and this student wasn’t holding back. He was chatting with Corporal Randy Green, a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer since 2006, and the question seemed most important.
Going With The Flow
Just 10 years ago, St. Patrick’s Island in Calgary’s Bow River was a little-used, nearly forgotten expanse of land.
Friends For Life
After seeing a video in 2010 of The Miracle League, a baseball league for special needs children and adults, I, along with Mayor Harold Perrin and Softball Coordinator Sharron Turman, agreed we needed to bring that type of inclusive recreation to the city of Jonesboro, Ark.
How To Build A National Park
Located 1,200 miles south of Santiago in southern Chilean Patagonia, the Patagonia National Park of the future encompasses over 200,000 acres of grassland, lenga forest, and glaciated peaks.