2015

It was an honour to to be able to write about Clive’s contribution to the playground industry and have it published in the latest issue of Landscape Australia. This is our third time being published in the Magazine!

Goodstart Double Bay childcare centre recently opened and is unusual in that the outdoor play is indoors!   An unusual innovation for us is the use of carpet as a landscape element – exciting! We have worked hard to create an imaginative and natural setting.  

Jamison Park, Penrith. An exercise, sport and recreation space for ALL ages and abilities! Immensely pleased with the outcome of this park and the public’s positive uptake of it!          

The last couple of months have been extremely busy in the office of Fiona Robbé Landscape Architects! Projects are being designed, finalised, constructed and opened left, right and centre! We are so excited by the new projects and their design challenges, and so proud of the progress and completion of playgrounds all over Sydney – delivering

Article published in the Waikato Times: April 29: “…kids are being wrapped in cotton wool and need to learn how to deal with risk. That’s the message from play advocates at a national conference in Hamilton this week, who think playgrounds need to have space for youngsters to climb trees, get grubby and learn how

This illustration depicts the perceived dangers of children interacting with nature. While the risks are real, the risks of staying indoors are much higher!! See following: This illustration demonstrates some of the risks of children spending too much time indoors.

  The combination of these 10 nature play elements in a design will create a gorgeous play space that children will love and benefit from! Use this framework to write nature play briefs or as the basis of concept plans. This diagram was presented in the 2015 PLA SA/NT State Conference by Fiona in her keynote talk “It’s In

Check out these playgrounds in Adelaide! All of these playgrounds are great examples of nature play, using successful elements in their design. Burnside Adventure Playground Belair National Park Bonython Park Kensington Park

24th February 2015 Our latest Playground Tour focused on the co-location of fitness equipment near playgrounds (and other park facilities). We visited 4 parks in the Penrith Area, each with differing fitness offers. There were approximately 40 attendees (fully booked) from all over NSW, a great turnout, showing again how people appreciate the opportunity for informal learning