Main entry:

Dudek, Mark.

Title & Author:

Kindergarten architecture : space for the imagination / Mark Dudek.

Publication:

London : E & FN Spon, 1996.

Description:

xiii, 206 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
CIP title: Architecture of the kindergarten.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Peter Mortimore and Peter Blundell Jones -- 1. An architectural framework for an educational discussion: conceptions and contradictions -- 2. A selective history: aspects of children's culture and architecture for children -- 3. Meaning in contemporary kindergarten architecture -- 4. Defining quality: characteristics of space within the kindergarten environment -- The Projects.

Summary:

"Kindergarten Architecture provides comprehensive guidance for designers, educationalists and client bodies involved in the most important practical and theoretical aspects of pre-school nursery design. It illustrates the major issues through key historical and contemporary kindergartens and demonstrates the practical ways in which these ideas can be incorporated into new buildings." "The author also addresses important philosophical questions: should a kindergarten be designed as a 'home from home' or can more radical architectural forms be adopted? What spaces should the modern nursery school have? What symbolic significance do they have to young children? What special details should be considered to enhance the learning environment?" "A wide-ranging series of state-of-the-art kindergarten buildings selected from countries throughout the world illustrates examples of the imaginative potential inherent in kindergarten architecture.".
"As the social significance of pre-school education continues to gain recognition, this book will make a positive contribution to the debate and offers a unique reference source for all those involved in the design and procurement of pre-school facilities."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0419196706
9780419196709

Subject:

Kindergarten Design.
Architecture and children.
Architecture and recreation.
Kindergarten facilities.
Nursery school facilities.
Nursery schools Design and construction.
Équipements scolaires (Maternelle)
Constructions scolaires.
Écoles maternelles Conception et construction.
Architecture et enfants.
Architecture et loisirs.
schools (buildings)
Schools Furniture, equipment, etc.
Architecture
Kindergartenbau
Architektur
Innenausbau
Kindergarten
Beispielsammlung
School buildings.

Form/genre:

Beispielsammlung.

Added entries:

Architecture of the kindergarten

Holdings:

Location: Library main 122626
Call No.: ID LB3325.K5 D8; ID:96-B952
Status: Available