The thoughtful architectural design and development of K-12 schools as a recognizable building type is a relatively recent phenomenon that parallels the development of the modern educational system. Only in the past century has the relationship between architecture, education, and design of contemporary learning environments been fully realized together. That relationship has happened in concert with the development and maturation of modern architecture. Modern Schools: A Century of Design for Education (John Wiley & Sons; February 2011; $145.00) by R. Thomas Hille is a comprehensive survey of modern K-12 schools from the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, from Frank Lloyd Wright to Morphosis, with key school design paradigms and in-depth case studies of projects for today's architects to learn from. Part architectural history and part applied lessons for the design of today's schools, the book's focus is on the underlying design themes and characteristic features that support and enhance basic aspects of learning and, in the process, create a meaningful architectural expression. Modern Schools is a remarkable survey and project study-the first of its kind-an essential and important sourcebook for architects, school planners, educators, and those that admire modern architecture. Presentation material includes more than 900 contemporary and historical photographs, mostly in color, and more than 200 detailed architectural plans drawings of schools bymany of the outstanding design architects of the modern era. The book is divided into three parts: Part I is an overview of school design, Part II and III present key paradigms of school design and in-depth case studies of projects, with applicable lessons for today's architect. INDICE: Part I. Survey of modern schools. Part II. Projetcs.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-57526-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 525
- Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés