The City of Play.

The Scottish planning system is soon to undergo reform following an independent review. The proposals under discussion suggest an...

Affording children's freedom to Play, Learn and Discover by adopting a Child-Centric focus in Planning and Design.

In September 2015, the Scottish Government announced an independent review of the Scottish planning system. With this, they had the...

If we accept that there is more to life than existence, work and everyday functioning, and we acknowledge the role ‘playing’ has in our...

On the 29th September ‘The City of Play’ Founder, Grant Menzies, traveled to Mexico City to give a lecture at the #SimposioPapalote to a...

We recently spent 48 hours in Amsterdam and Delft, in the Netherlands, to experience their famous bicycle culture and infrastructure in...

Woeste Westen is an exceptional natural ‘playscape’ a short bike journey west of Amsterdam City Centre. Natural playgrounds are not...

The City of Play is looking for keen individuals to assist at the ‘Mazing Memory Museum event for Glasgow Doors Open Day 2015. The City...

The Invention of V-Ball! We recently invented an amazing new game called 'V-Ball' as a means of engagement. 'V-Ball' was our response to...

Places of Play, Health and Wellbeing We were at Saracen House in Possil Park after being kindly invited to attend a conference on 'Places...

HARAPPA UNIVERSITY: An education in Play! While in Tokyo, we had the pleasure of attending a creativity hub, where Akira Tsukakoshi...

Play Safari: On an adventure to discover 'Play' in Tokyo. We reported in our first blog post that our design lead, Grant, had travelled...

Introducing our ELEVATE Fellows: As announced earlier in the year ‘The City of Play’ are very pleased to be represented in Japan as a...