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Hillsboro meets Oro, the friendly GIANT playground
Oro the big friendly forest giant, Earthscape’s newest — and biggest — playground structure to date, is now resting lazily in Hillsboro, Oregon, belly down in the grass, their pensive face cradled in hand. Oro’s back legs are bent upright into tower formations while the left arm stretches out, palm open to the sky, cradling […]
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Hillsboro meets Oro, the friendly GIANT playground
Oro the big friendly forest giant, Earthscape’s newest — and biggest — playground structure to date, is now resting lazily in Hillsboro, Oregon, belly down in the grass, their pensive face cradled in hand. Oro’s back legs are bent upright into tower formations while the left arm stretches out, palm open to the sky, cradling […]
Play in Music City: Earthscape at ASLA 2021
Music City in Nashville was a fantastic location for the ASLA 2021 gathering of landscape architects (and Earthscape playground designers). After COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 event in Miami, it was rejuvenating to reconnect in person with so many past, present and future collaborators and clients. The future of playgrounds is bright for kids and families! […]
Meet our newest Playground Designers
In the last year, we have welcomed three new playground designers to Earthscape’s design team: Niek de Jong, Dylan Torraville and Ismael Velo. Laura interviewed them to help colleagues and collaborators get to know them a bit better! Laura : Niek, Dylan and Ismael, we are so thrilled to have you on Team Earthscape Play! […]
Grange Park Revitalization wins City of Toronto Urban Design Award
Earthscape, alongside project collaborators, was honoured at the 2019 City of Toronto Urban Design Awards. The Grange Park Revitalization received an Award of Excellence for Large Places and/or Neighbourhood Designs. Jury’s comments : “At a time when urban greenspace is at an all-time premium, the revitalization of Grange Park is a welcome redesign that […]
“Power of Play” CBC Documentary
“The Power of Play” is a recent episode of the CBC documentary production “The Nature of Things” with David Suzuki. It’s a powerful examination of the significance of play for child development and human mental health. The episode features a number of researchers, including Mariana Brussoni and Ellen Sandseter, well known advocates of risky play. […]
Earthscape wins three Mississauga Urban Design Awards
The theme of the 2018 City of Mississauga Urban Design Awards was “Design that Moves Us.” Earthscape, in collaboration with the City of Mississauga and Baker Turner, was honoured to receive three awards: Jaycee Park: Paul Coffey Park: A jury of urban design experts selected the winners of the Mississauga Urban Design Awards. The six-member […]
Earthscape celebrates opening of new design studio and workshop
It was a beautiful August day when we welcomed hundreds of friends, family, dignitaries and clients to tour our new facilities. This includes a new design studio, engineering offices and fabrication workshop. Situated on our original site, the new 600 sq. m. building includes office space, conference rooms, and a lunch room with kitchen. The […]
10 Earthscape Playgrounds named to Canada’s 150 Coolest Playground List
In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday celebration, nine Canadian playground writers created a list of Canada’s 150 coolest playgrounds from coast to coast. Earthscape is proud to have designed and built 10 of the playgrounds that are listed in four provinces! The chosen playgrounds represent a wide variety of play opportunities for kids of all […]
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Carcross playground
On September 28th during their recent visit to Canada, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Princess Catherine, spent part of the afternoon in Carcross, Yukon. The couple met members of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation to learn about recent development projects to generate tourism. The children of Carcross entertained them with a performance […]
Grange Park Revitalization wins City of Toronto Urban Design Award
Earthscape, alongside project collaborators, was honoured at the 2019 City of Toronto Urban Design Awards. The Grange Park Revitalization received an Award of Excellence for Large Places and/or Neighbourhood Designs. Jury’s comments : “At a time when urban greenspace is at an all-time premium, the revitalization of Grange Park is a welcome redesign that […]
Earthscape wins three Mississauga Urban Design Awards
The theme of the 2018 City of Mississauga Urban Design Awards was “Design that Moves Us.” Earthscape, in collaboration with the City of Mississauga and Baker Turner, was honoured to receive three awards: Jaycee Park: Paul Coffey Park: A jury of urban design experts selected the winners of the Mississauga Urban Design Awards. The six-member […]
10 Earthscape Playgrounds named to Canada’s 150 Coolest Playground List
In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday celebration, nine Canadian playground writers created a list of Canada’s 150 coolest playgrounds from coast to coast. Earthscape is proud to have designed and built 10 of the playgrounds that are listed in four provinces! The chosen playgrounds represent a wide variety of play opportunities for kids of all […]
Grange Park Revitalization wins City of Toronto Urban Design Award
Earthscape, alongside project collaborators, was honoured at the 2019 City of Toronto Urban Design Awards. The Grange Park Revitalization received an Award of Excellence for Large Places and/or Neighbourhood Designs. Jury’s comments : “At a time when urban greenspace is at an all-time premium, the revitalization of Grange Park is a welcome redesign that […]
“Power of Play” CBC Documentary
“The Power of Play” is a recent episode of the CBC documentary production “The Nature of Things” with David Suzuki. It’s a powerful examination of the significance of play for child development and human mental health. The episode features a number of researchers, including Mariana Brussoni and Ellen Sandseter, well known advocates of risky play. […]
Play in Music City: Earthscape at ASLA 2021
Music City in Nashville was a fantastic location for the ASLA 2021 gathering of landscape architects (and Earthscape playground designers). After COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 event in Miami, it was rejuvenating to reconnect in person with so many past, present and future collaborators and clients. The future of playgrounds is bright for kids and families! […]
Earthscape celebrates opening of new design studio and workshop
It was a beautiful August day when we welcomed hundreds of friends, family, dignitaries and clients to tour our new facilities. This includes a new design studio, engineering offices and fabrication workshop. Situated on our original site, the new 600 sq. m. building includes office space, conference rooms, and a lunch room with kitchen. The […]
“Power of Play” CBC Documentary
“The Power of Play” is a recent episode of the CBC documentary production “The Nature of Things” with David Suzuki. It’s a powerful examination of the significance of play for child development and human mental health. The episode features a number of researchers, including Mariana Brussoni and Ellen Sandseter, well known advocates of risky play. […]
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Carcross playground
On September 28th during their recent visit to Canada, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Princess Catherine, spent part of the afternoon in Carcross, Yukon. The couple met members of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation to learn about recent development projects to generate tourism. The children of Carcross entertained them with a performance […]
Hillsboro meets Oro, the friendly GIANT playground
Oro the big friendly forest giant, Earthscape’s newest — and biggest — playground structure to date, is now resting lazily in Hillsboro, Oregon, belly down in the grass, their pensive face cradled in hand. Oro’s back legs are bent upright into tower formations while the left arm stretches out, palm open to the sky, cradling […]
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Carcross playground
On September 28th during their recent visit to Canada, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Princess Catherine, spent part of the afternoon in Carcross, Yukon. The couple met members of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation to learn about recent development projects to generate tourism. The children of Carcross entertained them with a performance […]