BACKGROUD Over the past few centuries, most designers have failed to take children’s needs into consideration. But it is very necessary to build a child-friendly city, which plays a vital role in the healthy development of children. HOW TO ACHIEVE THIS Our cities need to have the following characteristics. Safety Reducing pollution, increasing green space Read the full article…

Child Friendly Urban Design Definition: Nowadays, more and more cities are designed without considering the needs of different people, just like children who need more space for activities. Van Vliet and Karsten have said that ‘The Child-Friendly City (CFC) label means different things to different people, influenced by their professional interests’ (Van Vliet and Karsten, Read the full article…

INTRODUCTION With the development of society, researchers found that more than half of the children in the world are growing up in cities. According to statistics, by 2030, up to 60 percent of the world’s urban population will be under 18 years old. That’s why urban designers began to explore child-friendly cities. But to become a Read the full article…

Children are not welcome to public space Child friendly urban design As urbanization continues to grow, the relationship between residents and the city continues to change. And some focusing on small city dwellers – children. Yes children are also participants in the city. However the current urban environment has many problems for children’s participation. How Read the full article…

Author: Yihan He(Jason) Abstract Reading space, which might represent a library, a quiet classroom, a table near the window, a public chair in a small road in the park. Theoretically, every place could become a reading space if you want. But it’s too hard.   First question: What is reading space? I watched a video Read the full article…