Educational Environments - Hardcover

Visual Reference Publications

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584711027 ISBN 13: 9781584711025

Publisher: Collins Design, 2007

Synopsis

Educational Environments No. 3 brings welcome news at a critical time for America's educational community - now preparing students for an increasingly uncertain and volatile world - by providing a thoughtful look at many of the newest and most inspired educational facilities for students from K-12 to university and beyond, as designed by some of the nation's leading architects and interior designers. The range of facilities illustrated in this volume's meticulously reproduced, four-color pages reflects the broad scope of today's educational activities. The elementary schools, high schools, classroom buildings, laboratories, dormitories, student centers, gymnasiums, libraries, community centers, museums, performing arts centers, dining halls, visitors centers and other facilities depicted in Educational Environments No. 3 will give educators, supporters of education, concerned citizens and their architects and interior designers, an excellent opportunity to review their own options for planning, designing and building state-of-the-art facilities.
To help readers make frequent, easy use of its resources Educational Environments No. 3 is organized alphabetically by design firm, with each project indexed by educational institution and location. Educators, their supporters and advocates, as well as architects and interior designers serving the educational world, will be able to measure their own projects and project requirements against the recent achievements presented here as they consider how to make education more accessible and effective in their communities.

About this title

Synopsis

A new direction is being created in the design and architecture of educational spaces. The programming, planning, and design of educational facilities including public and private primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, as well as libraries, corporate training facilities, convention centers, and daycare centers are featured. "Educational Environments No 3" illustrates how today's best educational projects are exceptionally functional, economical, energy conserving, and easily maintained, while at the same time being both adaptable and appealing. This volume is an invaluable planning and design resource for individuals who must preserve, enhance, and convey America's intellectual leaders.

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins Design
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584711027
• ISBN 13: 9781584711025
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 246