How can we change our city into a new playground?
Reimagining the Playground
Inspiration
Parkour
An athletic activity based
on creating movement challenges in the
built environment
City for People-
or Cars?
Our urban areas are designed to accommodate as many cars as possible, not around people.
“Vast areas of urban land currently occupied by parking lots and roads could be reinvented for a whole new spectrum of social functions" like parks, public spaces, and maker spaces.
-Carlo Ratti, Director, MIT Senseable City Lab
Observational
Research & Insights
How do they see the urban environment?
"Parkour is a mirror."
"‘A mirror’ that shows your capability at the moment.
You might not be able to do the same move ever again.”
-Julie Angel, A professional parkourer
Parkour LA- LACC session
Repetitive practice
Practicing the movement repetitively
until they feel confident with certain
skills and movements.
Improvisation
Adjusting, developing basic movements.
"Creative playfulness."
Introverted training
"Parkour is a very introverted practicing in terms of focusing mainly on your mental and physical condition, awareness of the environment."
-Julie Angel
Social training
Sharing movements with others
to create group dynamics.
Movement as
a 'creation'.
How can
we share it?
How can we implement creative playfulness to the urban environment?
