Building Schools: Key Issues for Contemporary Design

Leo Care; Howard Evans; Anna Holder; Claire Kemp

Published by Birkhäuser 2015

Building Schools

Key Issues for Contemporary Design

Leo Care , Howard Evans , Anna Holder and Claire Kemp
Edited by: Prue Chiles

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783038215479

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Inspiring best-practice solutions

For some time now, school buildings have represented an important field in architecture, and there is an enduring interest in the challenges this design task presents. This publication explains in eleven chapters the central parameters for this architectural typology: The role of the school in the community or neighborhood, questions of sustainability, flexible spaces for learning, the role of furniture, participation in the design process, learning outside the classroom, landscape design, opportunities and challenges of special schools, and the role of new pedagogical concepts. Each theme is thoroughly investigated and illustrated with numerous buildings presenting model solutions for specific problems or aspects.

New school buildings are in increasing demand
Numerous international case studies demonstrate exemplary design ideas
Now available in a special edition at an attractive price

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Prue Chiles, University of Sheffield, Great Britain

Leo Care, University of Sheffield, Great Britain.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
The Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Preface Prue Chiles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Introduction: Perspectives on New School Building Prue Chiles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
1. From Ideas for Learning to Architectural Form Prue Chiles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
2. Nature, Ecology and Environmental Design Leo Care Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
3. Flexible Space for Learning Claire Kemp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
4. Schools and the Community Claire Kemp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
5. Participating in the Design and Construction Process Leo Care Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
6. Learning Outside the Classroom Prue Chiles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
7. Learning in the Landscape Howard Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
8. Special Schools should be Special Leo Care Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
9. Refurbishment and Extension of Existing Schools Howard Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
10. Furniture and Equipment in Learning Spaces Anna Holder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
Selected Bibliography and Further Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Index of Buildings, Architects and Locations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
Illustration Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240

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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Edition: 240 p. with 460 ills.
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 95
- Coloured Illustrations: 365

eBook

Published: July 31, 2015
ISBN: 9783038215479