141181 news 1342687113 1475896353 <![CDATA[Design Competition Unveils New Play Structure in Woodruff Park]]> This week, Mayor Kasim Reed and community members gathered at the Northwest corner of Woodruff Park to unveil the "ATL" play structure, the winner of Playable 10, an international design competition co-organized by Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Claudia Rebola with the Atlanta Taskforce on Play. 

The winning designer was Canadian Jeff Santos, a gaming and app designer. His "ATL" play structure features a wheelchair accessible transfer station, a squiggly climber, multiple play panels, the treehouse-inspired climbing "T", the "L" slide and other quirks. The materials used to manufacture the structure are all recycled and made in America. 

The one-of-a-kind installation is part of a long-term vision for Woodruff Park, and is a unique site for kids, young tourists, college students, and local office workers to enjoy its many playful components.

A public-private collaboration, the project was championed by numerous civic groups as well as corporate sponsors Landscape Structures and Southern Company. 

]]> 2012-07-19T00:00:00-04:00 Assistant Professor of Industrial Design Claudia Rebola co-organized the Playable 10 competition, which unveiled the new "ATL" play structure in Woodruff Park this week.

]]> 141171 image <![CDATA[ATL Play Structure in Woodruff Park]]> 194936 image/jpeg 55831 image <![CDATA[Claudia Rebola]]> 190366 image/jpeg 139901 image <![CDATA[Woodruff Park Playground]]> 194909 image/jpeg Teri Nagel
College of Architecture Communications404-385-2156
Teri.Nagel@coa.gatech.edu

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