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Architects at Play: the post-war playground

This month sees the annual Open House London event, an opportunity for many to take a look inside some of London’s most interesting buildings. With this in mind, we want to explore the outdoor urban spaces that are often overlooked – this article on the post-war playground was first published in MidCentury issue 08.

 

Allowing children the space for recreation and experimentation was a guiding principle of post-war design and the RIBA Photograph archive reveals the innovative Modern playground, challenging what might be considered ‘child’s play’ today. Click on the image to listen to the story:

 

Architects at play, le corbusier, modernism, london, post-war playground

Photographs courtesy of RIBA Library Photographs Collection and words by
RIBA Photographs Curator, Justine Sambrook. Audio slideshow courtesy of Events in Sound

 

Category: Architecture

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