PLAYING IN THE CITY
‘Playing in the City' is a book about playing in Amsterdam, an analysis of inspiring international spaces for play and a walk through children's neighbourhoods. Anna has designed and edited the research of Berte Daan and Karin Peeters into a colourful reader and organised the production of the book.
The research is part of the program of ‘De Bewegende Stad’ of the Municipality of Amsterdam.
The book was commissioned by the municipality of Amsterdam in 2019 in order to inspire their policy makers and designers to include playing into all of their interdisciplinary assignments.
The book is a available as a free PDF.
Or contact the authors if you would like to receive a hardcopy.
the book aims to inspire designers and policymakers to make more playful public spaces in the city
beautifully printed and bound it is made to last
an intricate index and tag system allows to navigate in a variety of non-linear ways
each reference project is analysed and described through their motoric, social and cognitive qualities
the beautiful drawings of Berte Daan express the essence of each reference project
Karin Peter’s sociologic view on children’s play routines show how children perceive their city spaces as playful
the book shows different perspectives of the playful city
historic fotos from the municipal archives show how children have used the city space of Amsterdam in the past