Adults and children encouraged to play in Mikiya Kobayashi's whimsical park
A whimsical park-like exhibition curated by Japanese designer Mikiya Kobayashi featured five fabric-covered playground pieces. More
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Climbing wall and swing promote play at Hibinosekkei's Tokyo childcare centre
Japanese architecture studio Hibinosekkei incorporated structures intended to encourage play into the interior design of this Tokyo support centre for children with developmental difficulties. More
Baxendale's Venice outdoor playground made permanent for length of biennale
A colourful interactive frame that Baxendale created as part of Scotland's contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 has been saved from being dismantled. More
Alma-nac to build tiny upside-down house in UK play park
A multi-coloured house is turned upside down and used as a climbing frame in this competition-winning design by architecture office Alma-nac. More
Stackable Playscapes system transforms empty lots into playgrounds
Two Jordanian architects have devised a modular, easy-to-assemble system of street furniture to bring ad-hoc playgrounds to cities, refugee camps and other environments lacking in public space. More
Climbing nets surround tree extending through balcony of Osaka nursery school
The balcony play-area of this Osaka kindergarten by Hibinosekkei and Youji no Shiro provides children with an obstacle course of ramps, benches, monkey bars, and climbing nets around a tree. More
Tokyo kindergarten by Tezuka Architects lets children run free on the roof
The oval-shaped roof deck of this playful Tokyo kindergarten allows children to play and run endless laps around it – a feature that has just won it the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. More
Our new playgrounds Pinterest board invites you to unlock your inner child
The newest Dezeen Pinterest board is filled with eye-catching playgrounds from around the world, including Jaime Hayón's huge animal-shaped play equipment, Assemble's brutalist playground and architectural play equipment that encourages kids to crawl, jump and fly. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Camille Walala creates colourful labyrinth inside London's Now Gallery
Artist Camille Walala has used her signature colourful style to create a maze inside a southeast London gallery, imagined as a playground where visitors can "unleash their inner child". More
Marni reinterprets childhood toys for colourful Playland installation
Fashion label Marni has designed a sandy playground for Milan design week that's filled with brightly coloured furniture and toys made using traditional weaving. More
"Why do architects dictate children's play so stringently?"
We need to stop concentrating our energies on hazard-proofing playgrounds, and worry instead about how our buildings and environments could be better suited to children, says Phineas Harper in this Opinion column. More
Matter Design's architectural play equipment encourages kids to crawl, jump and fly
Intersecting wood-clad volumes create a playground for children in a Massachusetts suburb to scurry through, clamber over and zip-wire from. More
West 8 creates artificial hills on New York's Governors Island
Landscape architecture firm West 8 has added rolling hills with playgrounds and art installations across Governors Island in New York harbour (+ slideshow). More
Jaime Hayón installs Tiovivo animal-shaped play equipment at Atlanta museum
Children can crawl into the rear end of a wooden pig when visiting this playground installation by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. More
BUS Architecture designs modular play facility for cities with limited space
Korean firm BUS Architecture's Undefined Playground unfolds to transform crowded city space into a public sports facility for football, tennis, basketball or Frisbee (+ slideshow). More
Asif Khan adds elevated wooden play area to east London primary school
To provide children at this primary school with more room to play, London designer Asif Khan has created a stilted structure that stands two metres above the playground (+ slideshow). More
Ruetemple adds children's playhouse to bedroom in Russian summer house
To allow parents more time in bed, Russian architecture studio Ruetemple has added a play area above the master bedroom at this summer house to keep the children occupied (+ slideshow). More
Treehouse installed in Israel Museum playground by Ifat Finkelman and Deborah Warschawski
Architects Ifat Finkelman and Deborah Warschawski have built a slatted wooden structure around an old pine tree to update a courtyard space at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (+ slideshow). More
Bamboo playhouse by Eleena Jamil built on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur's botanical gardens
Malaysian architect Eleena Jamil has built a bamboo pavilion in Kuala Lumpur's botanical gardens, featuring tree-like columns and a floor made up of 31 elevated platforms (+ slideshow). More
Precarious playground structures by Capucine Diancourt rely on users' balance
Dutch Design Week 2015: French designer Capucine Diancourt's series of unconventional playground equipment includes non-fixed rocking items that challenge children to keep their balance. More