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T he C i ty o f C Play a m b r i d g e i n in the v i t e s y o u t o Public d e s i g n p l a y Realm f u l l y Everybody plays. Play is something that people City Council of all ages—not just children—enjoy, and is an David P. Maher, Mayor integral part of great cities. Play gets people moving, Dennis A. Benzan, Vice Mayor spurs curiosity and imaginative thinking, and brings Dennis J. Carlone people of different ages, abilities, and backgrounds Leland Cheung together. Craig A. Kelley Play can take many different forms: running, Nadeem A. Mazen climbing, or jumping in a field; engaging with an Marc C. McGovern interesting piece of public art; playing board games City of Cambridge E. Denise Simmons on a cafe table. Play does not just happen in confined www.cambridgema.gov Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. spaces: the entire city can be a place for play. Whether publicly or privately owned space, the public realm is a representation of the community’s City Administration values, and it is here that a city demonstrates and Richard C. Rossi, City Manager provides for the quality of life for its community Lisa Peterson, Deputy City Manager members. Playful design in the public realm can make projects and places stand out, and playful places are ones that people are attracted to and want to return Project Staff to again and again. A playful public realm can bring Gary Chan, Project Extern engagementt, serendipityy, and delightt to members Jeff Roberts, Land Use and Zoning Planner of a community, and it is important for everybody Stuart Dash, Director of Community Planning in Cambridge to have places and opportunities for Lillian Hsu, Director of Public Art play. Rob Steck, City Landscape Architect March, 2014 www.cambridgema.gov/healthyplaygrounds 2 35 5. Spring Street Parklet, Los Angeles, CA http://streeteatscolumbus.com/2011/08/27/food-truck-and- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladotpeoplest/ cart-festival-2011/ Page 18 2. Play Me, I’m Yours (Celebrity Series), Cambridge Transit Accelerator, Overvecht Station, Utrecht, the and Boston, MA Netherlands http://streetpianos.com/boston2013/highlights/#photos http://www.hik-ontwerpers.nl/projecten/entree-station- 4. Allston Village Street Fair, Boston, MA overvecht/ http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/allston_brigh- ton/2013/09/ Page 20 7th_annual_allston_village_street_fair_festival_set_for_sun.html 3. Kids’ Gate at Alexander W. Kemp Playground 5. CicLAvia, Los Angeles, CA (Eric Powell, artist), Cambridge Common, Cam- http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/Transportation/index.php/ bridge, MA ciclavia-returns-to-los-angeles/ 4. “Octo-Pied Building” http://cubeme.com/tag/installation/page/3/ Page 27 6. Musical Stairs, Brussels, Belgium Bus Shelter Swing (Bruno Taylor), London, UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5z9LTbakk http://www.dvice.com/archives/2008/08/ 7. Santa Marta Houses, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil bus_stop_swing.php http://funventure.blogspot.com/2010/05/colorful-favela- paintings-in-santa.html Page 28 (top to bottom) Outdoor Reclining Chairs, High Line, New York, NY Page 21 Valente Library Reading Garden (Judy McKie, artist; 1. Interactive Light, Auckland, New Zealand photo: Jim Thomas), Cambridge, MA http://yesyesno.com/night-lights 2. Children’s Museum of Manhattan, New York, NY Page 29 http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/museums-institutions/ Public Art Between Buildings (DeWitt Godfrey, artist), childrens-museum-of-manhattan Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 5. Kendall Band Interactive Musical Installation (Paul Matisse, artist), Kendall Station, Cambridge, MA Page 30 (top to bottom) http://kendallband.wordpress.com/about/the-kendall-band/ “Williamsburg Walks,” Brooklyn, NY Game Tables, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA Page 22 Play Street, London, UK Page 31 http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2012/09/ 1. Skateboard (Conlastic), Gelsenkirchen, Germany stoke-newington-hackney-launches-first-street-play-in-london/ 2. Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia 4. Pooh’s House (Mitch Ryerson, artist), Cambridge, Page 24 MA 1. Park(ing) Day 2009 Connect Four, Seattle, WA 5. Dymaxion Sleep (Jane Hutton and Adrian Black- http://freeassociationdesign.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/ well, designers), Reford Gardens, Grand-Métis, user-generated-urbanism/ Quebec playful 5. Bocce Court, North End, Boston, MA http://inhabitat.com/dymaxion-sleep-a-hammock-for-your- 6. Farmers’ Market, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA garden/ 7. Wilhelm-Hamacher-Platz, Troisdorf, Germany Page 25 8. LEGO Bridge (Martin Heuwold, designer), Wup- 1. Food Truck and Cart Festival, Columbus, OH pertal, Germany 34 3 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 2. Dragon Street Light, Copenhagen, Denmark 87762368@N00/2911567465/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nordre_Toldbod_-_ Dragon_street_light.jpg Page 8 3. Sonic Bloom (Can Corson, designer), Seattle, WA 2. Asphalt Engraving (Paula Meijerink, artist) 5. Buscycle (Matthew Mazzotta) PLAY 3. Bicycle Shop Wall, Altlandsberg, Germany http://www.davisbikeclub.org/club_news/newsletters/ http://sweet-station.com/blog/2010/10/120-bikes-on-a-wall/ november_2011_changing_gears/the-buscycle-comes-to-davis 4. Green Wall, Mexico City, Mexico 6. Piano Park Bench / Bike Rack (ADDI) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_wall http://addi.se/album/piano-bike-rack/ 5. Gren Street Garage Wall (Ed Andrews, artist), 7. Yarn-Bombing (NYCDOT), New York, NY Cambridge, MA http://www.flickr.com/photos/10812336@ 6. Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK N02/3653613563/in/photolist-6yRJ2i-8e7p5U-9S6dVV- http://alfalfastudio.com/a-nature-trail-in-an-unexpected-place/ 9S6dUV-9S98xU-dhkR6C-aqR1mx-8JyPWe 7. Painting the Streets 8. Talk Tube Bench, Cary, NC http://arch442544.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/tactical- http://landperspectives.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/kids- urbanism/ together-playground/ Page 9 Page 14 1. Before I Die (Candy Chang), Brooklyn, NY Plaza with Movable Furniture, New York, NY http://beforeidie.cc/site/brooklyn/ surfaces 5. Boulevard 28 de Setembro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Page 16 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ 1. Movable Outdoor Seating, University Park, Cam- File:Calçada_musical.JPG bridge, MA 6. Bounce Pads in Sidewalk, Copenhagen, Denmark 2. Parklet, San Francisco, CA http://www.panoramio.com/photo/74484954 http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2011/10/ Parklet-Program-slideshow.asp?slide=2 Page 10 3. Outdoor Library, Bogota, Colombia Stormwater Channel, Aguas Calientes, Peru http://www.bilinguallibrarian.com/2010/02/21/paradero- http://travelinglandscapearchitect.blogspot.com/2013/03/ para-libros-para-parques/comment-page-1/ HAPPENS aguas-calientes-peru-walkable-town-in.html 4. Park Bench (Jeppe Hein) http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeppe-hein Page 12 5. Invasión Verde (Genaro Alva, Claudia Ampuero, 1. Roombeek the Brook (studio: Buro Sant en Co), Denise Ampuero, Gloria Rojas; photo: Musuk Enschede, the Netherlands Nolte), Lima, Peru 3. Roombeek the Brook (studio: Buro Sant en Co), http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2010/11/10/ Enschede, the Netherlands invasion-verde-genaro-alva-claudia-ampuero-denise-ampuero- 4. Exposing Infrastructure (Sidewalk Painting) gloria-rojas/ 5. Hydrant Attachment Street Art (Thor tel Kulve, art- ist), Arnhem, the Netherlands Page 17 http://www.thorterkulve.nl/ 1. Canopy (photo: Diana Tavares), Agueda, Portugal 8. Drinking Fountain (Mags Harries, artist), Fresh 2. Misting Fountain (Ross Miller, designer), University Pond Reservation, Cambridge, MA Park, Cambridge, MA 3. Chalk Art in Plaza (Julian Beever) Page 13 http://www.julianbeever.net/index.php?option=com_phoca- infrastructure 1. Garbage Can, Bryant Park, New York, NY gallery&view=category&id=2&Itemid=8 4 33 Image Index 1 2 Page 2 (top to bottom) Street Art in East Village, New York, NY http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 35034365374@N01/2434200018 BEYOND 3 4 Decorated Fence http://www.flickr.com/photos/10064873@N00 /galleries/72157624123168347/ spaces Bridge, Yekaterinburg, Russia http://yodigo-contrablog.blogspot.com/2011/02/domino- 5 6 bridge-domino-bridge-domino.html Snail on Building http://www.fubiz.net/2009/11/17/grape-frogg/grape9/ buildings Page 3 7 8 Dance Party (photo: David Kong), Cambridge, MA THE Page 4 Images numbering based on upper-left 2. City Museum in St. Louis, MO position of the image, according to the http://quirkytravelguy.com/the-city-museum-in-st-louis-a-giant- grid above playground/ 3. Sidewalk Art http://www.streetartutopia.com/?p=2014 4. ArtPrize Festival, Grand Rapids, MI http://junkyardarts.com/art-news/art-prize-finding-creativity- programming inspiration-and-success-in-michigan/ 5. Imagine That Bricolage, Grand Rapids, MI http://www.mosaicartnow.com/2009/10/ news-updates-from-grand-rapids-hanoi-and-gloucester-ma/ 7. Water Dances (Phyllis Labanowski), Cambridge, MA 8. Dino (Conlastic) http://2009.gp.co.at/stayfocused/conlastic/ Page 5 2. Game Tables, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 3. Decorated Building, Poland http://oddstuffmagazine.com/ check-out-best-street-art-of-2012.html/attachment/69802 5. Whirlwind (Conlastic), Dortmund, Germany 6. Table Tennis, Old Morse Park, Cambridge, MA PLAYGROUND Page 6 Dance Steps (Jack Becker, artist), Seattle, WA 32 5 6 31 Inclusive features that provide meaningful play opportunities for people with and without different types of disabilities (visual, hearing, motor, etc.) Surfaces: Walls, Elements of the streetscape that Signage, images, sculptures or other encourage outdoor enjoyment and features that encourage people to low-impact movement by elders, such think about and imagine past uses in as swinging benches the area, or even future uses A small “point Bike shops