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A World Forum Foundation Working Forum
March 11-14, 2015 • Rotorua, New Zealand
Architects, landscape architects, educators, and environmental advocates gathered in Rotorua, New Zealand, in March 2015, to explore and apply high-level universal principles necessary in designing effective and inspiring indoor and outdoor spaces for children, a result of collaboration between the Nature Action Collaborative for Children and the Global Collaborative OnDesign for Children, two Working Groups of the World Forum Foundation.
During the course of this unique event, participants gained detailed knowledge about three programs in need of new spaces for children, explored the four principles through case studies and reflections, and worked in interdisciplinary teams to develop concepts and designs for the project sites:
The Samaky Community, Siem Reap, Cambodia
MOCCA, Canberra, Australia
ICRI, Asuboi, Ghana, Africa
To further inspire this hands-on design time, some participants joined one or two days of preconference tours, while all participants visited the Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest, the historic Blue Baths, and two distinctive early childhood settings in Rotorua: Ngongothā Central Kids Kindergarten and ...