The Fruit and Scent Playground, Liljeholmen, Sweden, proves that innovative playgrounds and public art aren't mutually exclusive.
When I talk about replacing the Seattle Center’s Fun Forest with a really kick-ass playground, I want to be clear that I’m not just talking about a teeter-totter and a couple of climbing toys… the type of installations you find at schoolyards and parks throughout the rest of the city. No, I’m talking about creating the kinda nowhere-else-on-earth one-of-a-kind destination that could be just as much a work of art as that pay-to-view Chihuly museum the grownups propose to be built in its place.
So come on, Seattle… let’s use our collective imagination and make our kids the envy of children worldwide.
European playgrounds are fantastic. In Germany many public playgrounds have these fantastic rope coated cable climbing structures. I saw a few that were at least 2 stories tall.
wow maybe we could take that publi art in bergen place and chop it down and use it in a new playground!
@Goldy: Thanks for your series on this. You’re a force for good.
Yay!
Keep up the good work!
Hey Goldy, write up a resolution and I’d be happy to present it for consideration by my LD Dems.
As you and others have been talking about alternatives to the Chihuly Museum, I’ve been thinking that the Seattle Center could use a park like Jamison Square in Portland, a lovely place for young ones to play. I think this is my favorite park anywhere:
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Those will look nice once they get tagged with a bunch of gang shit.
If There is to be Chihuli ..
Why does it need to be in a museum? The man’s most successful work has been grand installations. If the Wrights wanna honor him, why not …
1. have him redo the chandeliers at the science center arches .. great arches corny chandeliers now.
2. Construct a glass rough of Chihuli’s works that would cover part of the area, protecting it from rain. Or just construct a glass roof and hang Chihuli sculptures from that roof,
@1 / what:
You mean sorta like the 1.5 story tall climbing rope web structure at Seattle’s Powell Barnett park on MLK?
*ahem* we do have some good playgrounds here. But yes, Seattle Ctr could be better/best in this regard.