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Jeffrey Lindstrom changed their profile picture 5 years, 7 months ago
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Jeffrey Lindstrom replied to the topic Designing Natural Play Spaces for Children in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 11 years, 7 months ago
Wow! Great to hear all of the positive input and different perspectives. Its so refreshing to see so many people who are aware of the importance of establishing this meaningful connection between children, adults, and the natural world.
There are indeed a variety of different ways to approach this issue, but as Landscape Architects I feel like…[Read more] -
Jeffrey Lindstrom replied to the topic Designing Natural Play Spaces for Children in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 11 years, 8 months ago
Couldn’t agree more!
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Jeffrey Lindstrom replied to the topic Designing Natural Play Spaces for Children in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 11 years, 8 months ago
Wow! Bye is one of those designers that I really wish people knew more about. And so appropriate for this conversation as well. Talk about a guy who really understands the value of wild and natural spaces. I always loved how his goal was to make a space seem as if it wasn’t designed at all and views the L.A.’s role as more of a behind the scenes…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Lindstrom replied to the topic Designing Natural Play Spaces for Children in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 11 years, 8 months ago
Thanks for the response!
I totally agree with you on the idea that no designed space can really substitute for a truly natural space, and the best places to connect children may not be programmed for activity at all. However, one of the things that we are starting to see is that many of our young parents (my generation) who were themselves…[Read more]