A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy.

A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy.

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. ** Playgrounds** 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.