Description

This manual, Planning Outdoor Play, published in 1982, offers a glimpse into building playgrounds back then. Readers will gain insight into the building process. Henry Sanoff, a world-renowned architect, shows you how to plan out a creative play area. Then, he lays out the steps to implement a successful project. Sanoff gives a glimpse into group dynamics along with architecture. You can see how different things were for children’s play 40 years ago. Today, the playgrounds featured in this manual would be deemed unsafe.

Planning Outdoor Play displays the process of building playgrounds in the early ’80s. This book also has pictures to see how the designs and materials have changed over time. This manual shows you how a brilliant architect carefully thought and planned out his processes, from organizing the project to assigning roles. The book discusses every realm of building a playground. While you can not use many materials today due to safety, the planning process still applies.

While the manual, Planning Outdoor Play, does not fit the specifications and standards for today’s age, it still holds value. POP can be used as a historical reference guide or to help better understand the planning process to have a successful project.

Go back in time and view Henry Sanoff’s References for this book. You can find the document on the product page under Resources and Downloads.