@conference{
author = "Živković, Jelena and Cvetković, Marija and Korica, Rajko",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The challenge for urban design today is to help development of the healthy, vital, sustainable
and resilient cities in which humans and nature flourish together. Consequently, urban design
education needs to help future architects and urbanists to develop knowledge, skills and awareness
to create more ecologically sensible urban settings. Assuming that effective design helps inform us
of our place within the nature, Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan ask designers to “Make nature
visible” in order to bring the designed environments back to life and to activate our potential for
learning.
Based on the analysis of the students’ works (design projects, artefacts and portfolios) from
Ecological Urban Design Studio at University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture, this study
explores: How can design of the playground help students rethink the relation between man and
nature, and create places where urban nature is revealed and enjoyed? We argue that “the play” as concept and “learning by doing” as methodology together have a potential to help students
develop ecological awareness.",
publisher = "Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Nis",
journal = "Proceedings / [3rd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2020, Niš, November 13, 2020",
title = "Revealing Nature Through Play in Urban Design Education",
pages = "153-161",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1489"
}