Education and Childrens Spaces

CUBITY is the first modular residential cluster for students worldwide that meets an energy-plus standard. This innovative spatial concept is based on a house-within-a-house principle, with very minimised individual rooms and maximised communal areas with different temperature zones under one roof.

Showcases 60 of the most outstanding innovations worldwide in the field of kindergarten. This title covers: Kindergarten in Sighartstein, Austria (Kadawittfeldarchitektur); Els Colors Kindergarten in Barcelona, Spain (RCR Architectes); Taka Tuka Land in Berlin, Germany (Baupiloten); Bubbletecture M in Shiga, Japan (Shuhei Endo); and, more.

A collection of essays concerned with the experiences children have within the supervised worlds they inhabit, as well as with architecture and landscape architecture. It illustrates international examples of innovative childcare practice together with the design processes which informed their development.

Written by an expert who is the architect of the University of Virginia, Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities provides an updated essential guide to the design of college and university buildings.

Based on two actual building projects, this book demonstrates the possibilities of including young children's perspectives in the design and review of children's spaces.

The complete design guide for any architect working on a learning environment from pre-school to tertiary education.