Kindergarten Architecture

By Mark Dudek and Dudek Mark

Book Overview

This fully illustrated guide to the planning and design of pre-school facilities for children is supported by a broad range of case studies, drawn from around the world. Both new buildings and adapted premises are covered. Essays on social development and childcare put the projects in context. Based on extensive research, Kindergarten Architecture offers the designer a unique survey of the best designs in kindergarten architecture. Two new kindergarten buildings are added to the case study section and the author provides guidance on the practical implications of recent changes to pre-school education. Contains two new case studies, 1. Corning Child Development Centre, New York and 2. Bornehaven De Fire Arstider, Copenhagen.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0419196706
• ISBN13: 9780419196709
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Review of Early Childhood Learning Environments

This book is an absolute delight to read and a must have for all those who are interested in the experience of place in schools. Early childhood learning environments are perhaps the most fascinating learning spaces to study because they are tied so closely to competing philosophical and developmental views on how young children learn and grow. The history, analysis, and photos in this book complement each other wonderfully. - David Hutchison, author of "A Natural History of Place in Education"