SDN3002 Spatial Design Studio 5

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WALK INTO THE FUTURE Walk into the Future is an urban streetscape intervention proposal that tackles on and confronts thecurrenttrafficproblems,andtransformsitinto a playable happy place for everyone. It seeks to exploretheideaofaplayablecityasaplatformof playable opportunities intertwined with an existing urban infrastructure that helps vivify and brighten the existingdullenvironmentwithoutbeingtoodisruptive inourdailylives.Theproposalaimstotransformhow boringandmundaneeverydayspacessuchasa sidewalk,crosswalks,tramstops,carparks,orbuilding facadesintosomethingstimulatingandcreative thatencouragesplayfulmomentsofmoresocial interactionandcommunalspirit.Therefore,instilling thisnotion,myentryquestionforthisspeculative projectishowcanplaybeimplementedtoactivate a future streetscape that is pedestrian-friendly yet playable and engaging?

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watching cartoons

“Think about play, and what it means to you.

What comes to mind? A pastime?

Games? Childhood activities? The opposite of work? ” (Sicart 2014, 4)

playing toys

playing video games

plushie toys 4

playing sports

drawing & painting

Playing on the playground

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old.

We grow old because we stop playing.”

George Bernard Shaw listening to & playing music 5

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Disruptive play destruction and demolition

Contextual play blue sports ground area

Autotelic play purpose of joining events, relaxing

Personal play writing sentimental messages on positivity

Appropriative play

Creative play geodesic framing construction

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precedent A collagemapping

Diller Scofodio. AA Files Autumn 1994. 90. Courtesy of RNDRD: https://rndrd.com/?p=437&s=570

Diller Scofodio. NASA Surveyor 7. 2012. Courtesy of Mats Loves It!: http://matslovesit.blogspot.com/2012/01/nasa-surveyor-7-vs-diller-scofidio.html 7

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Hopscotch Crossing

Skating Art Canvas

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Treadmill Walking

Crossy Crossing

Myideafortheartefactsismakingtheseasminiinterventio that encourage activation of the existing street infrastructure by gamifyingplayableinterventionsthatpeoplecanengagewith themostexcitingway,fromthedullmundanesidewalk,crosswal to overcrowded bike racks and car parks.

Shadow Ghost Chasing

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Explosive Holes

Skateboarding Hamster Wheel

Piano Car Park

Fading Crossing

“The main difference between play and playfulness is that play is an activity, while playfulness is an attitude.”

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“Play is an important but largely neglected aspect of people’s experience of urban society and urban space.”

(Stevens 2007)

Play for Adults: Why & How? infographic.

Clay Drinko. 2020.

Courtesy of Play Your Way Sane: https://www. playyourwaysane. com/blog/ play-for-adults

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“Play is a fundamental part of our moral well-being, of the healthy and mature and complete human life. Through play we experience the world, we construct it and we destroy it, and we explore who we are and what we can say. Play frees us from moral conventions but makes them still present, so we are aware of their weight, presence, and importance.

We need play precisely because we need occasional freedom and distance from our conventional understanding of the moral fabric of society.

Play is important because we need to see values and practice them and challenge them so they become more than mindless habits.

We play because we are human, and we need to understand what makes us human, not in an evolutionary or cognitive way but in a humanistic way.

Play is the force that pulls us together. It is a way of explaining the world, others, and ourselves. Play is expressing ourselves—who we want to be, or who we don’t want to be. Play is what we do when we are human.”

Sicart 2014, 5 & 6) “We want our modern lives to be dynamic, engaging, and full of the expressive capacities of play. But we also want them to be effective, performative, serious, and valuable. We need play, but not all of it—just what attracts us, what makes us create and perform and engage, without the encapsulated singularity of play.

What we want is the attitude of play without the activity of play. We need to take the same stance toward things, the world, and others that we take during play. But we should not play; rather, we should perform as expected in that (serious) context and with that (serious) object. We want play without play. We want playfulness—the capacity to use play outside the context of play.”

(Sicart 2014, 21)

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Gamifying surrounding environments infographic. Selva Gürdogan(Superpool).2020.

Courtesy of The City at Eye Level: https://thecityateyelevel.com/stories/ideas-book-urban-play-spaces-for-young-children/ 15

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Asdevelopingfrompreviousweek’sartifacts,Iwanttoseehowtheywoul lookassmallinterventionsandhowpeoplewouldinteractonsite.On thingthatItakeawayafterthedraftmidtermpresentationisthat interventionsmightnotbefittingwellinthissitecontext.Thismight somethingthatpeoplewouldwanttouse,sotheycanopttoignoreand walkpassbywithoutengagingwiththem.

Therefore,Ineedtobemore critical about what is happening on that streetscape. I need to dig deeper on whether there is play happening along with other pre-existing issues that I mightwanttouseplaytotackleinthefuture.

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Analysis of public feedback to the city council on walking in the city. Hussein Dia. Courtesy of Architecture Design: https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/features/comment/ 18

Aftersomethoroughobservationandreflectiononpreviousexperience whatitislikewalkingdownthestreet,whatIfindthesitelacksovera excitementandspiritofjoyandcommunity.

Theatmosphereofthesiteisdullandboring,andthestreetitselfis maintainedbecauseitissooldandsqualid,andbadlylittered.

Thesidewalkisovercrowdedwithbikeracksasthetramlineoverpowe morethanhalfthestreet,whichscalesdownspacesforbikeandfoottr

Ontopofthat,thetrafficcrossingisquiteunsafesincetherearemanyca detouringduringthegreenlight,andIalmostgethitbythecarssometi Sothisfutureofplaystudioisaperfectopportunityformetodesign somethingthatiswildandimaginary,aplacethathasnocar,thatis pedestrianfriendly,aplacethatismodernandadvanced,butmost importantly,playableandstimulatingaswell.

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precedent B1 trafficcalming

Stop, Smile, & Stroll. Hirsch & Mann. Courtesy of Design Week: https:// www.designweek.co.uk/issues/31-october-6-november-2016/ hirsch-mann-revealed-winner-playable-city-award/ 22

“Playfulness is a way of engaging with particular contexts and objects that is similar to play but respects the purposes and goals of that object or context.”

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Funny speculative zebra crossing technology in China. SuperTech.

2021. Courtesy of SuperTech: https://www. playyourwaysane.com/ blog/play-for-adults

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precedent B2 adventuregames&movies

Madagascar 3 - Circus fireworks scene

Doraemon - Galaxy Car Race

Phineas & Ferb - Rollercoaster

Doraemon - Water Slide on Mountain

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Phineas & Ferb - Foam Town

Inside Out - Memory Sphere Shelves

Jurassic Park - Gyrosphere

Sofia the First - Musical Mist Geyser

Geometry Dash

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Whiletheinspirationdrawsfromtheideaofhumorofthetrafficcalming techniques,italsocomesfromsomeofmyfavoritefantasyadventure gamesandmoviessuchasMadagascar3,JurassicWorld,Phineas& Ferb,Doraemon,.andsoon,astheyalldemonstratesomeofthemost fascinatingwaysofplaying.Theseanimationsembarktheviewersoncrazy adventuresthatonlyexistinimaginaryvirtualsettings,whichIthin goodfitforthisproject.

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WhatIneedtothinkaboutnextformyupcomingfinalphaseoftheproject iswhethermyinterventionproposalaimstofocusonreinventingthe designedtrafficsystemandmakingitsafer,orrejuvenatingandvivifyin sitetomakeitfunandengagingforeveryoneofallages,especiallybusy adults.

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“The daily commute to work can often be laborious, dull and uneventful but Playable City seeks to change this” (Wright 2016, cited in TechSpark)

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non-design precedents of play (cartoon, animation, movies, films,...)

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ELECTROPLAY ElectroPlayisaplayablestreetscaperevampof awell-knownSwanstonSt,specificallylocated in the northern part suburb of Carlton. The cities andcivilizationsthatweliveinsofarhavealways beenperceivedasserious-mindedandsomewhat monotonouswithhighlyfunctionaldesignwithvery little existence of playfulness. This can be referred backtothefactthatcitizensnowadaysaresocaught upwiththehecticpaceofoverwhelmingdutiesand responsibilities happening in their life that the idea of play no longer exists in their agenda. With play startingtoexpandtomorethanjustaplayground forkidswithtraditionalslides,swings,andseesaws, myproject,ElectroPlay,aimstoincorporateplayinto ourlivingcityscape,asIenvisionthecityofthefuture willnotjusthaveanyplaygrounds,butthecityscape itself will be the playgrounds for everyone of all ages.

Therefore,thisraisesthequestionformyproject:How can spatial design activate the currently existing neighborhood area into playable cityscape in the future?

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Keep:Rollercoastertunnelwithringsoffire

It + ismoreinteresting,exciting,andmorepotentialtoworkwithandde tosomethingmoreplayablyextravagant +Itmightormightnotsolvetheproblemofovercrowdedtramtrafficby movingthisintothemid-air - It discerns less play than the crosswalk intervention since it functions just a rollercoaster

LetGo:Musicalcrosswalk&Discotrafficlights

+Ittacklestheexistingsiteproblemsbyproposingplayabletrafficcalmi techniques,butalsoimplementingplayintoittomakeitpedestrianf -Itwouldbelessdynamicandturnouttobeflatsincetheintervention involvesgroundinteractivemurals -Itwillalsoreducetheworkloadofdesignproposal,onewayortheother

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Play Potential of Urban Spaces infographic poster.

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precedent C bridge structure

Twin Waves

Starfish Hub, 100architects

Dragon Bridge ‘Cau Rong’, Da Nang, Vietnam

High Loop, 100architects

Olympia On Tour

Wavy Emirate

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Despitemydecisiontokeeptherollercoastertunnelandgetridofth pedestrianpath,Istillwanttosomehowmergethatsimilarelementi finaldesignproposal.Therefore,myveryfirstiterationstartswiththei a bridge dedicated to a pedestrian with different kinds of play happening within.

Replacingtheregulartramline,therollercoasterwouldoffertheus exhilaratingexperiencewithvibrantmusicalsoundsasitsyncswith movementofthecarter.NowIneedtothinkofhowitwillbepositioned, whether it goes beneath or above the bridge.

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Referringbacktothemidtermreview‘WalkintotheFuture,Iwanttouse the idea of daily walking down the street and further elevate into another refineddiagramforthefinalpresentation.

ConnectingbetweentwoendsofFlinderStationintheCBDonthesout andtheMelbourneCemetryinCarltononthenorth,onemajordifferen havecometonoticefromyearsoflivingnearbyistheatmosphere.Despite beinglocatedontheverysamestreet,theCBDalwaysoffertheseexciti gatheringsofeateries,streetarts,events,andmusicalatmospheres streetmusicianandbuskersthattiesaltogether,Carlton,ontheo exudesanoppositetypeofenergyandmood.Themoreyouroamdown thenorthernpartofthestreet,thequieterandmorepeacefulitget evenscarierandunsafer,asitisnotaprominenturbanattractorlik where all of the play can happen.

Thiscontrastintheatmosphereisshownthroughacolorgradienttr fromcoolbluerepresentingCarltontowarmyellow-orangeresembling MelbourneCBD.

ThereforeIwanttointroduceandchannelthatsamefestivespiritof musicalitythatreflectsthecurrentissueoflackofplayinthesitein design which will encourage passersby to engage and enjoy the experience moreastheyenterthespace

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precedentD1 curvatureformdevelopment

Red Rouge, 100 Architects

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precedentD2 interactivemusicalpath

Music Story, 100 Architects

Cool Gang, 100 Architects

Tangle Triangle, 100architects

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MergingtwoprecedentsMusicalStoryandRedRougeontheirformsand shapesdevelopmenttechnique,Isimilarlyutilizethediversityinbu heightssurroundingbytracingtheskylineandderiveitintoacurvin form,andstructure,thatresemblesamusicalline,asoundwave.

Toimprovefurther,Icouldhavetakenaseriesofphotographsonthefron facadeofthosebuildingsandcollagedthemusingPhotoshopintoa2D elevationviewratherthan3Dperspectiveviewastomakeitlessconfu andmoreclearly.

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This shape will be used as the centralbackboneforthedesign, incorporated into an interactive musicalpathaswellasbothsideso thefacadewithmusicalnotes.

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Thenextiterationcontinuesworkingonrefinementoftheoverallstr oftheintervention.Aftertestingoutfrombothiterations,Ifindthat mightnotbeworking.

First,placingarollercoasterrailontopofthebridgereinforcedbyth supportcolumnsbetweentherailandthebridgeceilingmightcausehe pressureaswellasstructuralinstabilityagainstthebridge,which hazardousforthosewalkingunderneath.

Also,havingbothmajorideasofrollercoastertramandpedestrianbr donotseemtoworkwelltogether,astheycanactuallyclashagainstea other,whichmakestheproposallesscoherent,andalsoperhapschaot

Moreover,keepingbothmightbetoomuchformeasthisdoublesthe amountofworkneedtobedoneinsteadofjustfocusingononecoherent concept.Therefore,Idecidetoletgotherollercoasterandfocusmoreo the otherwise.

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ThislonginterventionofminetakesalotlongerthanIwouldhave anticipated,actuallymuchlongerthananyofmypreviousprojects,whic hascausedaslightdelayinmyworkprogress.Moreso,Ikeephavingso manymorenewideasrevolvingaroundtheconceptofmusicthatIcannot seemtostopandfinishworkingandaddingmoretoit.

Inthesenseofamusic-themedstreetscape,myproposalconsistsofavar ofinstallationsequippedwithelectroniccapacitysensorswherepe canjoyfullyinteracttocreatedifferentkindsofelectricsoundsre differentkindsofmusicalinstruments,suchasthepianorunway,the xylophonelabyrinth,thewindandbrassgarden,oreventhesittingloun withinthe‘gimmick’ofDJbeatboxorkaraokestage.

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Thissecondoneherecouldhavehadmorehierarchywithdifferentsizes and layouts of the renders. Rather than having 9 rendered snapshots with equalsizesarrangedinagridontop,Icouldhavemergedandincluded themascalloutsintheplanratherthanjustonlyusingvectoricon black circles. This way would better convey and enhance the experiences of the design to the viewers as it would take us through a journey along the streetscaperatherthanmakingitdiagrammatic.

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modeldevelopment iteration 4

Nowmydesignmodelhasmostlybeenfinished,oneofthefinalfinishing touchesthatareworthconcernedaboutisaddingmorehumanfigurest conveythekindofexperiencesofferedbymydesign.Also,themateriality needstobemademoreclearaswell.Muchmoredetailinsitecontextand special effects also need to be added as well.

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finalposter draft iteration 2

Comparedtothepreviousposteriteration,Iam glad that there has been a huge progress on the amountofworkdonethisweek,thoughitisstill unfinished.

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Afterlayingmostlyeverythingout,Irealizethatthetwolongsections betweentheplanandtherenderscallingouteachspecificzonesseemt notreallyfitastheyaretoobig.Also,Ifindthattheydon’treallyserve moreinformationastheylookexactlythesameasthelongelevationon theleft.SoIamthinkingofperhapsincludingzoom-incalloutsofsection maybediagramswithannotatedlabelsofspecificcomponentsandparts included in each installation

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precedent E presentation drawing

Starfish Hub axonometric program diagram, 100architects

Wavy Emirate masterplan, 100architects

100Architects: https://100architects.com/project/music_story/ Spix Academy: https://www.facebook.com/sphotoshoparchitecture 70

City Health Center axonometric diagram, Thien Truong, Spix Academy

International Primary School Ocean axonometric, Huy Duong, Spix Academy 71

presentation drawings

The existing grey asphalt of the street giveswaytocomplimentthebold andbrightcolorsoftheinterventio turning the streetscape into an eyecatchingelevatedurbanlandmark.

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Asabackgroundcolor,asoothing,ceruleanbluedefinesthebaseas negativespacesfilledwithpocketsofplayablemusicalinstrumentsfo pedestrians to slow down and linger by and interact.

Contrastingthecoolandcalmnessofthestraightbluelanecomesan electricmusicalpathofintertwiningbrightyellowandaqua,whichser platformsforleisureandsocialinteractions,activatingthesitei plazathatencouragespedestrianstowindaroundinfreedomandvers

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“The Playable City movement can be seen as a creative response to the coldness and anonymity of the urban environment, which technology threatens to make even worse.”

DJ Table

Headphone shaped outdoor chair

Earbud Speakers, WorldWideFred

Music Story, 100architects

Here is Here, & Everywhere, Tobias Rehberger

Pegasus Trail, 100architects

Leviating Disco Ball

Party Room, Homescapes

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Music Story 100architects

Music Book, Percussion Play

Holographic Book, Doraemon

Capella, Percussion Play

Harmony, Percussion Play

Sonora, Percussion Play

The Hangout, Urban Conga

Press Play, Urban Conga

Play with the Rays, Urban Conga

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Spectrum, 100architects

Fanfare, The Met

Los Trompos, Urban Conga

Music Story, 100architects

Grand Floor Piano, Percussion Play

Soul movie poster, Disney Pixar

La Victrola

Smoke footstep pipe, Rap Viet

The Plants, Playable Streets

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GiventhisismyfirsttimeusingV-Raytomakerenders,thesedidnotcome out the way I hope they would. The idea is these installations are supposed to havecapacitysensorsthatglowuponcetheysensetheinteractionfr passerby.

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However,forsomereason,Ifinditquitehardmanipulatinggloweffectson eachrenderinPhotoshop,assomehowtheyappearveryweirdandfake.

Also,theskyinthebackgroundbehindtheglassdoesnotlooknatural TheonlythingthatIamcontentaboutistheglossyandreflectivemater comingthrougheachrender.

Withtimerunningout,tryingtoglowupeverysinglerenderwouldtaket muchtimetorefine,sotheserendersaredoneinquiteanurgentandslo manner.Still,Imightcomeupandresorttousingadifferentsolutionth moreeffectiveintimeandeffortafterthepresentation.

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“To play is to be in the world. Playing is a form of understanding what surrounds us and who we are, and a way of engaging with others. Play is a mode of being human.”

(Sicart 2014, 1)

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Despitetheincompletestateofmywork,thepresentationactuallywe quitewell.TheonlythingIneedtoworkononceIrevisitmyposteristore thelayoutbybringingthetoppartwithmoredetailedinformationtot bottom,especiallybringingthewrittenprojectstatementlowerfor eye-levelreading,andviceversafortherendersthatcanbegraspedin overview.

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Tomakemywayrefiningthe renderstobetterqualityina shortertimeandmoreeffective, Ihavecometoaskafriendly classmateofmineforhelp working with TwinMotion as it was recommendedtobemucheasier andmoreefficientthanV-Ray (V-Raytakesalotlongertimeto renderthanTwinMotion,butboth arehelpfuldependingonspecific usesandpurposesthatIam looking for).

Hence,Ispentanentirewhole dayjusttofamiliarizemyself withTwinMotion.Tomysurprise, therenderscomeoutamazing, though they could have been improvedmore,thequalityis muchbetterthanthoseexported fromV-Rayforthefinalreview.

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One thing I was unable to do for the presentation is an exploded axonometricdetailofthemusicalinteractivepath,amajorcomponen mydesign.SimilartotheprecedentsD2(page45),eachmusicalnotewill lightupeverytimeitsenseshumanfootstepaboveasitisequippedwit electromagneticsensormeshunderneath.

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“Play is not only for kids; we all want to play in the city. The city is our playground.”

(Marcial Jesus, 100architects, 2021, 250 Things a Landscape Architect Should Know)

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reference READING, BLOG, VIDEO Let people know your favourite Playable City shortlisted project to help them win £30K prize. Shona Wright. 2016. Courtesy of Tech Spark: https://techspark.co/blog/2016/10/04/ let-people-know-favourite-playable-city-shortlisted-project-help-win-30k-prize/ Play for Adults (Why You Need It and How To Do It). Clay Drinko. 2020.

Courtesy of Play Your Way Sane: https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/play-for-adults Ideas Book - Urban Play Spaces for Young Childrem. Selva Gürdogan(Superpool). 2020.

Courtesy of The City at Eye Level: https://thecityateyelevel.com/stories/ideas-book-urban-play-spaces-for-young-children/ Amazing Crosswalk Zebra Crossing that will blow your mind!. SuperTech. 2021. Courtesy of SuperTech: https://www.youtube.com/ Toward a Playful City. RIOS Research Initiative. 2019. Courtesy of RIOS: https://www.rios. com/projects/towards-a-playful-city/ Move away from a car-dominated city looks radical but it’s a sensible plan for a liveable future. Hussein Dia. Courtesy of The Mandarin: https://www.themandarin.com.au/108046-move-away-from-a-carPlayful sculptures to connect people and places in Green Square.

Courtesy of City of Sydney. https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/photos/ playful-sculptures-to-connect-people-and-places-in-green-square Playable Cities: the city that plays together, stays together. Julian Baggini. 2014, Cortesy of The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/04/ playable-cities-the-city-that-plays-together-stays-together A Playful Crosswalk Makes Being A Pedestrian More Delightful. Ben Schiller. Courtesy of Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany. com/3065411/a-playful-crosswalk-makes-being-a-pedestrian-more-delightful Sound the Trumpets (and a Conch)! Fanfare Is Now Open. Bradley StrauchenScherer. 2017. Courtesy of The Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/of-note/2017/ fanfare-opening Play Matters. Miguel Sicart. 2014. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/detail. action?docID=3339842&pq-origsite=primo The Ludic City. Exploring the potential of public spaces, Quetin Stevens. 2007. Courtesy of Ludozofi: file:///C:/Users/Duy%20Anh/Downloads/The%20Ludic%20City%20(Q.Stevens)%20 (1).pdf

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PRECEDENT WEBSITE Playable City https://www.playablecity.com/ https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/26-september-2-october-2016/playable-cities/ Playable Streets https://www.playablestreets.com/ Urban Conga http://www.theurbanconga.com/ 100Architects https://100architects.com/ Spix Academy https://www.facebook.com/sphotoshoparchitecture Percussion Play https://www.percussionplay.com/

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