Building a sandcastle is a response to the full beach environment as a collaborator.
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One visionary modernist architect saw play spaces as crucial to the 20th-century city. But they have to be cared for in order to survive.
Sand is an excellent material to play with. It is versatile, widely available, open-ended and cheap. And you don’t need a fancy plastic mould to make something special.
