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Reconnecting You to Your Playful Human Nature

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a grown-up play experience by 60 Wall Street, New York City

(atrium between Wall St and Pine St) 2/3 Trains to Wall St. Free and Open to the Public Tickets reservable via LinkedIn.com or mobile app

Thesis Statement: Playtime, or a time and space for spontaneous free movement, is an activity that tends to fall out of daily practice into adulthood. It is a concept best embodied through “recess” in early childhood.

Cultural ideas and the duties of adult life develop into a “playhesitancy” stemming from the belief that play, particularly free and uninhibited physical play, is relegated to children. Play offers a multitude of health benefits for children, and studies confirm that those same benefits apply to adults. A space for play and free movement would support normalizing playtime in our daily adult lives. Based on the concept of “transitional space” (intermediate

area/third area) being the place where creativity and play originate, I propose to develop an open and accessible space encouraging gross motor play for adults. Reclaiming “recess” affords us the chance to reconnect with our innate desire to explore, learn, and develop through free movement.

Project Title: PLAYin

Client: LinkedIn

Sponsor: LinkedIn, NYC Privately-owned Public Spaces (POPS) / Department of City Planning

Venue: 60 Wall Street atrium

Audience: Primary: Adults 34-54, Secondary: Adults 55+, Tertiary: Adults 18-33