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simplest manifestation of entertainment in the public space, the children playground. One of the first contacts of kids and families with leisure places outside the home. These spaces are gaining in size, variety and creativity. They are also becoming more and more accessible to people with disabilities. There are also more and more aquatic playground areas there. Sometimes public places became major attractions and are awarded by the public for this (Gathering Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma).
Several major real estate and urban “calls for projects” have shown this: leisure also turn out to be a relevant program for underground, atypical, interstitial places. For square meters and volumes which cannot be exploited by standard real estate products. In the Danish capital, Copenhill has turned a waste incineration plant into a destination with a dry ski slope, an elevated urban observatory and a climbing wall. Finally, let us remember that the great places of knowledge and culture have also incorporated a playful character into their mediation. Escape games, augmented reality applications, play and practice areas for the youngest, edutainment. There are many solutions to attract a new audience and become anchored in local day-out habits. In addition, it gives these institutions better persistence of their message in the visitor’s mind.
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So many examples and inspirations to design the leisure places of the cities of tomorrow. The covid crisis hit places of recreation as they were
in full swing. They had to close down, considered as “non-essential”. But what we can already remember is that this crisis has not stopped projects and developments. Many places of recreation that have opened at the end of the successive lockdown were in fact making their very first opening to the public. Other places have tried to take advantage of this unprecedented crisis to rethink their business and even to invest. Helped by the community and supported by a loyal and demanding public, these new places are recovering and resuming their path to once again become essential to urban life.
Urban-based leisure represents a good idea of this “out of home” life we’re all eager for, a good reason to meet and share around new experiences far from our daily routine. On the other side, the imagination of the women and men who design and run these places is limitless. And finally, cities now seem to be ready to welcome more and more places of this kind. Is it time for the city of leisure to rise?
A professional in urban planning for more than ten years and passionate since childhood aboutlarge parks, leisure sites and attractions, Vincent created Funfaircity in December 2017 to bring these two worlds together.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
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