Why is the aesthetic of gyms, even the good ones, always so lifeless? Always black and grey and white everywhere. I want fans blowing air in my face at 12 km/h and a simulation of running along a forest path in a magical fantasy world .... or at least some plants.

Parenting

Why has there barely any innovation or new approaches to kids playground design?

Its always the same setup wherever you go

Had a similar thought about kids playgrounds

Had a similar thought about kids playgrounds https://warpcast.com/vinayvasanji.eth/0x661d8670

I imagine for kids there's also more concerns about liability, which push even further into the cookie-cutter "do something that you can easily defend because you're just copying an existing really common design" direction?

Liability takes the imaginative capacity out of so much of our public realm. On playgrounds, some cities are returning to the wider benefits of self-made play environments - like this one in Glasgow inc. children with saws 😁

Liability takes the imaginative capacity out of so much of our public realm. On playgrounds, some cities are returning to the wider benefits of self-made play environments - like this one in Glasgow inc. children with saws 😁 https://assemblestudio.co.uk/projects/baltic-street-adventure-playground