Urban Schools

Designing for High Density

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

When space is tight how can a city provide the besteducation experience for children? Is a multi-storey school really a pooroption? Can high-quality play opportunities be provided without playgrounds? Thisbook explores the design of schools in urban settings, the increased challengesin meeting the typical expectations of school design, and what the successfulnew typology of a school in a city might be. A practical guide as well as a theoretical exploration of ideas, this book outlines successful internationalcontemporary and historical case studies, providing much-needed guidance for architects andothers working in education design in dense urban environments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-01
Mått:196 x 215 x 17 mm
Vikt:666 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:RIBA Publishing
ISBN:9781859468814

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Helen Taylor is an architect and Director of Practice at Scott Brownrigg, with more than 17 years’ experience in education design from Nursery to Further Education, including Academies, Free Schools and University Technical Colleges.Dr Sharon Wright of Creative Wit is a leading education space planner, having worked on school capital projects for the past 15 years. She authored the DfE publication ‘Designing Schools for Extended Services’ and was interim Chief Executive of the British Council for School Environments.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. Urbanisation- friendor foe?2. The child in the city3. Reimagining urbanschools4. Small people, largescale5. User experience6. Mixed use developments7. School in a towerblock8. Access to outside-external space9. The only way is upConclusions