Community
gardens thrive in low-income communities
in New York City. These gardens are fenced, clean,
and beautiful spaces occupied by watchful
eyes, and their biodiverse settings offer
a greater range of options for play and
learning by young children than traditional
playgrounds.
The Design Trust, working in conjunction
with the Children’s Environments
Research Group, a CUNY program with widely-acknowledged
expertise on children and their environments,
selected three designers via a competition
to design and construct prototypical
children’s play areas in three
separate New York City community gardens.
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The
three fellows worked with the community
gardeners to create intimately-scaled,
affordable designs that will provide neighborhood
children with the chance for real outdoor
fun (making mudpies, building dams to control
the flow of rivulets, creating forts and
hideaways, etc.) and much-needed contact
with the natural environment. |
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