POST 10: DESIGNING FOR CHILDREN

Designing for children is a challenge overall as most of their spaces are for education. Design should be a way to stimulate them, entertain them, a way to make it easier to learn and work, and a way to foster independence. The challenge is that not all children are the same as the needs differ from age to age, but also because their learning capacities are not either, especially those with special needs.

The underlying definition of design for all children is similar in context to the definition of universal design. Designing for all children means creating environments that can be usable by all children without the need for adaptation. It also means that the environments are free from both physical and social barriers.

At the end of the day, spaces for children should be an appropriate where they can grow, learn and be safe.

SJB | Projects - Guardian Childcare Centre

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