KOKO Architecture + Design creates interactive children's space for the Met
Local studio KOKO Architecture + Design has created a permanent interactive children's play space at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. More
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Studio Lentala designs playful children's chairs to "enable active sitting"
Amsterdam-based Studio Lentala has designed the Rom & Lupa chairs to improve children's physical and mental health. More
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NBBJ creates pediatric clinic in Seattle with "no blank walls"
Salvaged wood and colourful murals by local artists are among the decorative features in the NBBJ-designed Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, which combines medical services with public amenities like a basketball court and community kitchen. More
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Arched brick forms enliven London children's centre by Adam Khan Architects
Inverted brick arches crown the Central Somers Town children's community centre near King's Cross, London, created by local studio Adam Khan Architects. More
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Elkus Manfredi cuts openings into 1950s "concrete bunker" in Washington DC
A Cold War-era building designed to withstand nuclear blasts is among the structures that have been renovated by Elkus Manfredi Architects at the newly established Children's National Research & Innovation Campus. More
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Young V&A designed as "national resource" for creative learning
Architecture studios De Matos Ryan and AOC have included a staircase informed by optical illusions and a bright red performance stage in the refurbished Young V&A children's museum in east London. More
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Intersecting coloured blocks "celebrate creativity" in Chinese school
Brightly coloured volumes and sweeping curves create a playful atmosphere in the Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School, which Trace Architecture Office has added to the Chinese island of Hainan. More
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Primary school children design and build performance space in London theatre
Primary school children in London have created temporary performance structures as part of the Let's Build community project, organised by architecture educator Matt+Fiona to engage the local community. More
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Pentagram works with child refugees to design Ambessa Play flashlight kit
Design studio Pentagram has partnered with social enterprise Ambessa Play to create a DIY flashlight that will be sent to children in refugee camps. More
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Vives St-Laurent creates theatrical children's boutique in Mont-Tremblant ski resort
Harnessing soft colours and gentle curves, interior design studio Vives St-Laurent has completed the Billie Le Kid children's shop in Mont-Tremblant – a Canadian ski resort known for its colourful architecture. More
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Sarit Shani Hay references the outdoors to design indoor playground in Tel Aviv
Tree-like columns and other nature-inspired details feature in this indoor playground, which design studio Sarit Shani Hay has created for the children of employees at an Israeli software company. More
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Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor adds colour to 1980s Stockholm apartment
An all-lilac kitchen and bright geometric storage solutions feature in this colourful Stockholm apartment renovation by local studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor. More
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Lego releases toy figures that "celebrate diverse friendships in the modern world"
Toy brand Lego has added five diverse characters including a girl with the skin condition vitiligo, one with limb difference and another with anxiety to its collection of Lego Friends figures. More
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Architektura draws on "children's spontaneity" for VÄ›trnÃk Kindergarten in Czech Republic
Brightly coloured volumes and angular forms characterise this nursery in the Czech Republic, which was designed by Czech studio Architektura to echo childhood playfulness. More
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Nine student design projects that aim to enhance children's learning, play and health
Dezeen School Shows: we've picked nine design projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that explore new ways for children to learn and play in addition to projects that aim to improve mental and physical health. More
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Natural materials form "seamless connection" between English woodland and nursery
Timber and rubber are among the natural materials used at this nursery in Stoke-on-Trent, which British practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has designed to echo an adjacent nature reserve. More
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AI-powered Ella pram provides an "almost nanny-like experience"
Vancouver startup Glüxkind Technologies has unveiled a pram for babies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which uses artificial intelligence to push and rock itself. More
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Design Brut: Philia & Kids showcases sculptural furniture designed by "rather wise" children
Designers Antoine Behaghel and Alexis Foiny have created sculptural olive wood furniture based solely on drawings by children for a Galerie Philia exhibition. More
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Olive pits form modular Nontalo kids' stool by Eneris Collective
Design duo Eneris Collective has collaborated with Barcelona-based biomaterials company NaifactoryLAB to produce a playful stool for children made from waste olive pits. More
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Shezad Dawood makes playful versions of 1980s Qatari buildings for Doha Modern Playground
Artist Shezad Dawood has created an architectural playground in Doha that features miniature versions of four well-known buildings in the city. More
