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Playgrounds do not have to be static sites, but safety standards should not be the only force that guides their evolution over time. Just as the ongoing transformation of any city is a product of many interwoven factors, the collection of smaller sites that delineates one city from another should reflect the same holistic influences. This is not an argument for the abandonment of the safety standards that influence playground design. Instead, it is an argument for the adoption of and stronger adherence to community standards that influence city design. This paper argues that a park area (and more generally, any public space) that is relevant and unique to a community will be well-used by the community and, thus, a successful space; it is in a city’s best interest to create such spaces where they are lacking and protect them where they already exist. The first chapter provides a land-centric history of the growth and development of the Los Angeles region, which is especially deficient in public green space. I argue that transportation technology and infrastructure was the great shaping force of the urban environment during the 19th and 20th centuries, and discuss the Olmsted-Bartholomew “Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region” report that was presented to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in 1930. The second chapter covers the design communication of American playgrounds since their beginnings in the late 19th century. I also analyze the parallel between Progressive Era playground supervision and the present-day safety standard obsession that has created an equally rigid playscape. The third chapter is a case study of the ongoing historical preservation treatment of La Laguna playground at Vincent Lugo Park in San Gabriel, CA and a discussion of the value of site-specificity.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research was aimed at comprehending the relationship that students establish with the music in a playground. From this objective, we sought to understand what are (and how happen) the musical practices of children in this environment, what are the means used by them to make present this music in the playground, how they teach and learn music at this time of the school routine, how do they share (or not) the music with colleagues and how is the playground organization as a leisure place while at school, with different logics and dynamics. Therefore, it was important to understand the structure and organization of playground, how music weaves times and spaces in that place, how children learn/teach music while play and do other activities in that educational space/time. With a qualitative approach, the method adopted was the case study, and the data collection procedures were based on observations and interviews. We adopted the theoretical principles of the following authors: to understand the playground as a social space, Bourdieu (1997, 2004); to understand it as a space of leisure and learning, Marcellino (1990, 1998, 2006) and Dumazedier (1994); to reflect on the learning as a form of relating to the world, Charlot (2000); and to comprehend the play and playful, Brougère (2001, 2004, 2010, 2012a, 2012b). According to the conclusions, it is detached that children relate to music in a playground in different ways, using portable stereos, singing and percussion to makes it presented in the school. They teach and learn music through play and other forms of interaction such as conversation, singing and percussion. Studying this period the school routine was enriching to address the processes of teaching and learning music for children and thereby to understand the music and pedagogical practices at school. / Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender as relações que os estudantes estabelecem com a música no recreio escolar. A partir deste objetivo buscou-se também entender quais são (e como se dão) as práticas musicais das crianças nesse ambiente, quais os meios utilizados por elas para presentificar essa música no recreio, como elas ensinam/aprendem música nesse momento da rotina escolar, como compartilham (ou não) a música com os colegas e como é a organização do recreio enquanto espaço de lazer na escola, com dinâmicas e lógicas distintas. Para isso, foi importante compreender a estrutura e a organização do recreio, como a música tece seus tempos e espaços, como as crianças aprendem/ensinam música enquanto brincam e fazem outras atividades nesse espaço/tempo escolar. Com uma abordagem qualitativa, o método adotado foi o estudo de caso, e os procedimentos de coleta de dados se basearam em observações e entrevistas. Foram adotados os princípios teóricos dos seguintes autores: para entender o recreio como um espaço social, Bourdieu (1997, 2004); para compreendê-lo como um espaço de lazer e aprendizagem, Marcellino (1990, 1998, 2006) e Dumazedier (1994); para refletir acerca da aprendizagem como forma de relação com o mundo, Charlot (2000); e para compreender o brincar e lúdico, Brougère (2001, 2004, 2010, 2012a, 2012b). Dentre as conclusões, destaca-se que as crianças se relacionam com a música no recreio de diferentes maneiras, utilizando aparelhos de som portáteis, canto e percussão para presentificá-la na escola. Elas ensinam e aprendem música por meio de brincadeiras e de outras formas de interação como conversa, canto e percussão. Estudar esse período da rotina escolar revelou-se enriquecedor para abordar os processos de ensino/aprendizagem musical das crianças e, com isso, conhecer as práticas pedagógico-musicais na escola. / Mestre em Artes

The theme of the diploma thesis „Brno brownfields by the Svitava River“ Is design of contemporary city structure in Brno Husovice. The theisis deals with the analysis of the current situation, definition of problems and opportunities in the location and the design, based on these researches. Studied area is located on the riverbank of the Svitava River and is defined by Provazníkova, Dukelská třída and Svitavské nábřeží streets. In these days there are mostly located brownfields of the previous industry parks, storage spaces and development of family houses. The design puts emphasis on the gentle merge with the urban structure of the old Husovice and focuses on using modern architectonic and urban approaches as well, for example on multifunctionality of buildings. The riverbank is revitalised and attractive features are designed here, like the footbridges conneting both river sides and sittable stairs. These designs provide space for leisure time and a water control during the floods as well. The traffic solution is concerned on the design of the new Nová Dukelská street, connecting formerly Zbrojovka industry park and Provazníkova street.

Senior cohousing is situated in the Moravian-Silesian Region in city Orlová and it is designed as complex. It is a new form of living for seniors in the Czech Republic. The loose translation could be „close neighbourly living for senior people. “ Access road to the complex is from Tešínská Street and then down the main road from the southeast on the car park. Near the car park there are three main buildings. Building A is the main common building for seniors’ meetings. Building B has a private doctor and a small gym. Building C is designed as technical premises. There are four types of family houses for seniors. Family house type 1 - in the complex 3x is suitable for two seniors. Family house type 2 - in the complex 2x is suitable for two seniors with moving difficulties. Family house type 3 - in the complex 3x is designed as semi-detached house for two senior couples. Family houses accommodate 30 seniors in 15 housing units. All the objects are brick, single-storey without cellar built up from HELUZ system with footings from plain concrete with foundation slab, flat roofs, contact insulation of perimeter walls, partly wood tiling. What is more, in senior cohousing there are senior playground, orchard park, lake, road inside the complex, pavements and paths.

I detta examensarbete har ett produktkoncept tagits fram som erbjuder aktiviteter för en allt mer stillasittande grupp i samhället, nämligen mellan- och högstadieelever. Dagens bristande utbud av sysselsättning på rasterna och fritids bidrar till ökade nivåer av fysisk inaktivitet, vilket i sin tur leder till försämrad fysisk och psykisk hälsa. Grundad på utforskning av elevernas behov, krav och intressen skapar konceptet Pulsen en mer aktiv och hållbar skolmiljö för alla.

This aim of the diploma thesis is the design of hotel with restaurant, outdoor parking and garage in Brno - Kníničky, Hrázní street on sloping plot no. 3570 and 3571. The hotel is with partial basement and has five above-ground floors. The total capacity of the hotel is 99 guests in 50 guest rooms. Structural systém is cast-in-place concrete frame. Infill wall are from clay masonry Heluz. Partition is from plasterboard partition. External wall are with contact thermal insulation system. Part of the external wall have ventilated facade. Floor structure is from cast-in-place reinforced concrete floor. The roof is green roof. The outdoor parking consists of ten parking spaces, fice of which are barrier-free for people with reduced mobility. Residue parking spaces are in the garage opposite the hotel. From the side of the hotel are parking spaces for hotel staff. On plot are designed playground.

This diploma thesis focuses on the design of a new kindergarten building located on a slightly sloping plot in Dubňany, South Moravia. Functionally it is possible to divide the kindergarten into three parts - administration, education and technical facilities. There are two classes, each for 24 for children, a separate common room and a pottery class. The total capacity of the kindergarten is 48 children. It is designed as a single-storey building with a green flat roof and without a basement. It is based on concrete foundation strips. Loadbearing mansory is made of sand-lime blocks, partitions are made of sand-lime blocks and aerated concrete blocks, ceiling is made of prestressed hollow core slabs. The walls are insulated with a combination of contact thermal insulation system and ventilated facade with facade cladding of fibre-cement board and timber cladding. Atypical round windows were use as a fun detail for the both classrooms and the common room.

Importance of seeing and implementing children’s needs in the urban public realm is widely discussed among urban researchers in recent years. It is becoming more challenging, as nowadays there are more than one billion children growing up in cities,which is more than ever before. In this research, I discuss a specific context of a modernist area, Sykhiv, which represents the most widespread type of residential area in Ukraine. The research aims to understand the quality of Sykhiv’s neighborhoods for children and to understand the different perspectives of experts and parents onchild-friendliness in the public realm of Sykhiv. The first research question is dedicatedto parents’ perspectives and children’s spatial practices, the second part is dedicated toexpert views on existing policies, practices, narratives towards child-friendly environment in Sykhiv. The third question represents the synthesis of two previous and reflects on the rethinking of public spaces in Sykhiv in terms of child-friendliness. Three key theories that help to frame this study are: holistic theory on Environmentalchild-friendliness helps to envision a complexity of a phenomenon of child-friendlinessof the environment, critical study on reconceptualizing the playground, which reflects onan extension of the focus of researching a play in the physical environment, andaffordance theory, which bridges the physical environment and human behavior. Theresults showed that Sykhiv has lots of features of a child-friendly environment, noticedboth by experts and parents, however, play infrastructure has numerous disadvantages.The holistic strategy, effective cooperation of all actors (public authorities, civic activists,parents and children, urban planners), awareness and knowledge are lacking in order tocontribute to a child-friendly environment, or at least to prevent negative tendencies tointensity of traffic, shortage of greenery, densening residential areas, etc. Extended safegreen spaces are more likely to perform children’s needs in a public realm, thanplaygrounds that are very frequent but of poor quality in Sykhiv.