{"id":15070,"date":"2025-10-07T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/lego-and-nike-team-up-to-reimagine-shanghai-primary-school-as-modular-sports-playground\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T18:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:30:01","slug":"lego-and-nike-team-up-to-reimagine-shanghai-primary-school-as-modular-sports-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/lego-and-nike-team-up-to-reimagine-shanghai-primary-school-as-modular-sports-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO and NIKE team up to reimagine shanghai primary school as modular sports playground"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">LEGO x Nike playground draws from the 2\u00d73 LEGO brick\u2019s geometry<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At Baoshan No. 2 Central Primary <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/school-architecture-and-design\/\">School<\/a><\/strong> in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-shanghai\/\">Shanghai<\/a><\/strong>, OLA Shanghai collaborated with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/lego\/\">LEGO<\/a><\/strong> China and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design-directory\/nike\/\">NIKE<\/a><\/strong> to create a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/childrens-spaces\/\">playground<\/a><\/strong> that integrates movement and creativity. The design takes inspiration from the form and logic of a simple 2\u00d73 LEGO brick, translating its modularity into spatial and athletic functions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Developed as part of NIKE\u2019s Move to Zero initiative, the project aims to merge the concepts of play and physical activity. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/modular-design\/\">Modular<\/a><\/strong> elements derived from LEGO bricks are reinterpreted as adaptable structures for climbing, balancing, and exploration, encouraging children to construct their own routes and redefine how play spaces can support movement.<\/p>\n<p>all images courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\">LEGO China<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/\">NIKE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Modular components reconfigure into various play structures<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The design also connects to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\">LEGO China\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> Build the Change workshop, where children used LEGO bricks to express ideas about play and design. Insights from the workshop informed the project\u2019s emphasis on open-ended interaction, allowing students to experiment, collaborate, and transform even short breaks into moments of creative movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Through this collaboration between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/\">companies<\/a><\/strong> NIKE and LEGO China,\u00a0the playground becomes both a learning environment and a flexible platform for exploration, reflecting how design can support the intersection of education, sustainability, and play.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the playground at Baoshan No. 2 Central Primary School redefines the relationship between play and movement<\/p>\n<p>OLA Shanghai designed the space in collaboration with LEGO China and NIKE<\/p>\n<p>modular design principles guide both the spatial layout and the play structures<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the design translates LEGO\u2019s modularity into physical, scalable play experiences<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>each element encourages climbing, balancing, and active exploration<\/p>\n<p>the project draws inspiration from the simple geometry of a 2\u00d73 LEGO brick<\/p>\n<p>children can create their own routes and patterns of movement<\/p>\n<p>play and physical activity merge through flexible, open-ended structures<\/p>\n<p>the playground promotes experimentation and collective play<\/p>\n<p>open-ended interaction encourages creativity and problem-solving<\/p>\n<p>modular components can be rearranged to support different play activities<\/p>\n<p>the space adapts to both structured games and spontaneous exploration<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>LEGO x NIKE playground serves as a model for rethinking school-based play spaces<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> LEGO x NIKE Sports as Play in Shanghai Primary School<\/p>\n<p><strong>designer:<\/strong> Our LEGO Agency Shanghai (In-house Agency at the LEGO Group)<\/p>\n<p><strong>workshop:<\/strong> Build the Change by LEGO China<\/p>\n<p><strong>program:<\/strong> Move to Zero by NIKE<\/p>\n<p><strong>companies:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\">LEGO<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lego\">@lego<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/\">NIKE<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nike\">@nike<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>school:<\/strong> Baoshan No. 2 Central Primary School<\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Shanghai, China<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>head of LEGO Agency Asia:<\/strong> Annie Boo<br \/>\n<strong>creative director:<\/strong> Guo Jun<br \/>\n<strong>creative specialist:<\/strong> Bebe Wang<br \/>\n<strong>senior copywriter:<\/strong> Beck Deng<br \/>\n<strong>senior art director:<\/strong> Jace Wang<br \/>\n<strong>senior project manager:<\/strong> Karen Lin<br \/>\n<strong>project manager:<\/strong> Venice Choy<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\"><span class=\"s1\">DIY submissions<\/span><\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\"><span class=\"s1\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/lego-nike-shanghai-primary-school-modular-sports-playground-10-07-2025\/\">LEGO and NIKE team up to reimagine shanghai primary school as modular sports playground<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEGO x Nike playground draws from the 2\u00d73 LEGO brick\u2019s geometry \u00a0 At Baoshan No. 2 Central Primary School in Shanghai, OLA Shanghai collaborated with LEGO China and NIKE to create a playground that integrates &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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