Schools and kindergartens: a design manual

The book illustrates how the most up-to-date educational strategiesare realized in built form. This specialized field is explained in all its relevant aspects such as role in the community, outdoor spaces, sustainability and technical requirementslike lighting and acoustics. With over 70 case studies from Europe, North America and the Pacific Region, this is an essential guide for architects involved in the design of schools and kindergartens.

Front matter --; Contents. Principles of Schools and Kindergartens --; Contents. Selection of Projects --; Preface --; Building for Education --; Historical Paradigms --; Educational Systems --; Schools in the Community --; School Typologies --; Requirements of School Design --; Spatial Configurations /; Acoustic Design /; Lighting Design /; Sustainability /; Outdoor Spaces /; Designing Learning Landscapes /; Schools and Kindergartens under Reconstruction /; Nurseries and Kindergartens --; Kita Sinneswandel --; Cherry Lane Children's Centre --; San Antonio de Prado Kindergarten --; Lavender Children's Centre --; Sondika Kindergarten --; San Felice Nursery and Preschool --; Hoyle Early Years Centre --; National Day Nurseries Association --; Kindergarten Jerusalemer Straße --; Sheerness Children's and Family Centre --; École Maternelle ZAC Moskowa --; Shenyang Xiaohajin International Kindergarten --; Bubbletecture Maihara Kindergarten --; Special Schools --; BSBO De Bloesem School --; Swiss Cottage SEN School --; Pistorius School for Disabled Children --; Special School Sursee --; Osborne School --; Feather River Academy --; Special Pedagogic Centre --; Primary Schools --; Kingston International School --; Montessori Primary School --; Druk White Lotus School --; Little Village Academy --; Ranelagh Multi-denominational School --; Mary Poppins Primary School --; North Kildare Educate Together School --; Burr Elementary School --; Hachoresh School --; Westcliff Primary School and After School Club --; Joint Denominational School --; Heinz Galinski School --; Mossbrook Primary School --; Taxham School Extension --; Kingsmead Primary School --; Energy-plus Primary School --; Jubilee School --; Jockey Club Primary School --; Zürich International School --; South Bronx Charter School for The Arts --; Recycled Brick School --; Secondary Schools --; Collège Nicolas Robert --; Ale Upper Secondary School --; Lycée Camille Corot --; Gunma Kokusai Academy --; Montessori School --; Kuoppanummi School Centre --; Instituto Rafael Arozarena --; Kvernhuset Junior High School --; Public School Jardim Ataliba Leonel --; Exemplar School --; Lycée François Magendie --; Greenwich Academy --; St. Andrew's College --; Nærum Amtsgymnasium --; Albert Einstein Oberschule --; Sankt Benno Gymnasium --; Lachenzelg School Extension --; Perspectives Charter School --; Bishops Park College --; Gymnasium Markt Indersdorf --; Instituto Villanueva del Rio y Minas --; Collège des Tuillières --; Colegio Secundaria Industrial --; Oskar Maria Graf Gymnasium --; Instituto La Serra --; Protestant Comprehensive School --; Jo Richardson Community School --; Academies and Vocational Schools --; Flims Comprehensive School --; Education Centre 'Tor zur Welt' --; Bexley Business Academy --; Montessori College Oost --; Aurinkolahti Comprehensive School --; Marie Curie Gymnasium --; Diamond Ranch High School --; Ivanhoe Grammar School --; Secondary Intermediate Vocational School --; Packer Collegiate Institute --; Authors --; Selected Bibliography --; Index of Places --; Backmatter / Loeffelman, Pamela --; Baumann, Dorothea / Niederstätter, Christina --; Boubekri, Mohamed --; Marsden, Heather --; Herrington, Susan --; Hübner, Peter --; Hofmann, Susanne --