All to play for : how to design child-friendly housing / Dinah Bornat.

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Bornat, Dinah, author.

Title & Author:

All to play for : how to design child-friendly housing / Dinah Bornat.

Publication:

London : RIBA Publishing, 2025.

Description:

xi, 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Changing landscapes : children, housing and play -- Chapter 2. What makes a good place for children to grow up? -- Chapter 3. Participation -- Chapter 4. Low-density housing that works for children and young people -- Chapter 5. High-density housing that works for children and young people.

Summary:

'All to Play For' is an invaluable guide to designing housing for children and young people, demonstrating why they must be listened to when building communities.
"This book is about housing and how to design it for children and young people. It accepts the argument that play is an essential part of childhood and takes the position that housing needs to provide space for children to play, both as a fundamental need and also as a right. It looks at how to design for play and save movement around neighborhoods, looking at housing layout, streets and the spaces in between. This book takes a historic look at UK housing and landscape policy and also at contemporary schemes in the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. As well as providing spatial and design analysis, there is a strong emphasis on lived experience, through observational research and interviews with local residents, and practical ideas about how to bring in children and young people's voices through community engagement."--Preface, page ix.

ISBN:

9781915722300 (paperback)
1915722306 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture and children Great Britain.
Play environments Great Britain.
Architecture, Domestic Social aspects.
Dwellings Social aspects.
Architecture et enfants Grande-Bretagne.
Aires de jeux Grande-Bretagne.
Habitations Aspect social.
City children
City planning
City planning Social aspects

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