{"product_id":"playgrounds-the-experimental-years-9781789149470","title":"Playgrounds: The Experimental Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eA history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Northern Europe and North America. Rather than slides, swings, and roundabouts, these new playgrounds encouraged children to build shacks and invent their own entertainment. \u003ci\u003ePlaygrounds\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how waste grounds and bombsites were transformed into hives of activity by children and progressive educators. It shows how a belief in the imaginative capacity of children shaped a new kind of playground and how designers reimagined what playgrounds could be. Ben Highmore tells a compelling story about pioneers, designers, and charities--and above all--about the value of play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789149470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.43w x 1.00d","brand":"Ben Highmore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44870644498613,"sku":"9781789149470","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4da3ca07-8686-421c-b0bb-81c9d9776728.jpg?v=1733240855","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/playgrounds-the-experimental-years-9781789149470","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}