Cities for Play with Natalia Krysiak

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In this episode, we’re chatting with Natalia Krysiak, founder of Cities for Play, about making play a priority in the design of our urban spaces and how to make the changes we want to see for our children. 

👉  Natalie Shares

• About Cities For Play, including what she does there and her vision for the future
• Some shocking statistics linked to the built environment
• What children have to say about designing cities and the beautiful consistencies between children of different cultures
• How a built environment can promote children's health and well-being with a focus on play and active mobility
• Which cities are implementing best practice
• How we as parents can encourage our local councils to make our cities more child-friendly
• Why there has been a reduction in free play and roaming areas over the past few generations
• What we have learnt so far about the pandemic's impact on children's play and mobility

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👉 Resources & References

Cities for Play Website
Child Friendly Neighbourhoods

LinkedIn
Twitter: @NataliaK_au
Instagram: @citiesforplay

Book Recommendations:
Bush Toys by Claudia Haagen

👉 Guest Details

Natalia Krysiak, a practicing architect at Hayball Architects and founder of Cities for Play, Natalia specialises in the design of child-oriented environments. She is a passionate advocate for playful cities and spaces, engaging in placemaking and research initiatives around the world. In 2019 Natalia was awarded a Churchill Fellowship exploring best practice for designing child-friendly, high density neighbourhoods in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and the UK. Her research explores how we can create more playful and child-friendly urban environments.

👉 Episodes Referred To

S2E25: Benign Neglect and the Impacts of Zero-Risk Culture with Tim Gill

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