Playrise's easy-build playground lets kids be kids even when fleeing war

UK-based charity Playrise and architecture studio OMMX have designed a modular, flatpack playground, aimed at restoring the right to play for children in refugee camps and disaster zones.

Co-designed with Eritrean, Sudanese and Palestinian child refugees over the last year, the Playrise playground is built from simple wood components that can be put together by anyone and customised with colourful accessories like monkey bars and climbing holds.

The system is designed to address...