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Thomas W. ("Tom") Luckey (January 6, 1940 – August 19, 2012) was an American architect and sculptor, best known for inventing abstract playgrounds called Luckey Climbers.〔 〕 Luckey also created furniture, merry-go-rounds, and interiors. ==Life and career== After graduating from the Yale School of Architecture in the late 1960s,〔 Luckey began remodeling friends' houses〔 and doing experimental projects, including one described as transforming: In addition to interiors and furniture, he also designed merry-go-rounds; one, inspired by square dances, moves riders from one seat to another as they go around.〔 A mutual friend introduced Luckey to Agnes Gund, who insisted he contact the Boston Children's Museum.〔 After he persuaded officials to let him build his first Luckey Climber, the structure turned out to be one of the museum's most popular exhibits, and has now been replaced with a new version.〔 Luckey died on August 19, 2012 at Yale–New Haven Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. He was 72. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Luckey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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