难民危机下的儿童安全游乐空间

SAFE PLAY SPACES FOR CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY CONTEXTS

本文回顾了CatalyticAction设计工作室为寄居于黎巴嫩的叙利亚难民儿童建造"微笑游乐场"这一特殊空间的整个过程,旨在探索如何通过建筑应对脆弱社区所面临的挑战,并改善现有的人道主义实践。文章首先介绍了叙利亚难民危机,以及这一背景与微笑游乐场设计理念的关联,随后探讨了游乐场建造过程中的社区参与模式,以及项目期待传达的设计价值观,包括使用本地材料和本地劳动力以振兴当地经济。最后,文章介绍了近年来CatalyticAction设计工作室针对难民儿童的其他项目。通过5年多的社区合作与在地实践,设计团队证明了游乐空间对于提升弱势群体福祉的重要作用,在制定应急响应方案时应对此予以更多重视。

The article reflects on the IBTASEM playground project, looking at the process that led CatalyticAction’s co-founders to implement this particular space for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, and aiming at understanding how architecture can respond to the challenges that vulnerable communities face, and how it could improve existing humanitarian practices. The article begins with a description of the Syrian refugee crisis and how it links to the concept behind the IBTASEM playground project, and then explores the participatory process that CatalyticAction used to implement the project and the design values including using local materials and local labors to promote the local economy. Lastly the article introduces other projects targeting refugee children CatalyticAction has carried out in recent years. After over 5 years of practice working with communities, CatalyticAction has proven that the play space has a massive role in improving the wellbeing of vulnerable populations and it should not be overlooked when planning for emergency response.