About Us
At Cities for Play, we transform urban spaces into vibrant, playful environments where children and communities can thrive. We partner with councils, developers, and architects to embed play into the fabric of cities—through strategic planning, creative interventions, and research-driven insights. By prioritizing play and active mobility in urban design, we help shape healthier, more inclusive, and resilient places for everyone.
Founded in 2017 by architect and play consultant Natalia Krysiak, Cities for Play collaborates across public, private, and civil sectors to reimagine cities through research, advocacy, community engagement, and design. Our projects span diverse scales and typologies, each tailored to create playful, child-friendly experiences that respond to the unique needs of every community.
Let’s make cities more playful together—email us to discuss your next project!
Natalia Krysiak
Founder, Creative Lead
A practicing architect, play consultant and founder of Cities for Play, Natalia specialises in the design of child-oriented environments. She is a passionate advocate for playful cities and spaces, engaging in placemaking and research initiatives around the world. In 2019 Natalia was awarded a Churchill Fellowship exploring best practice for designing child-friendly, high density neighbourhoods in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and the UK. Her research explores how we can create more playful and child-friendly urban environments.
Natalia has been an invited speaker to various national and international conferences including the Design Forum in London, UN Sustainable Development Conference in Singapore and the Salzburg Global Forum.
Read more about Natalia's work here or connect with her on LinkedIn or Email.