Education and Childrens Spaces

Bringing together leading experts from the fields of architecture, engineering, education and the social sciences, this collection presents a multi-dimensional understanding of the complexities and ways in which school design influences and is influenced by educational practice and present a bold vision for the future use of school buildings.

Through international cases studies that span the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia, this volume examines historical innovations in school architecture and situates these within changing pedagogical ideas about the 'best' ways to educate children.

Reveals the relationship between early childhood space design and childhood development, through a selection of kindergarten, childcare and nursery (creche) designs from around the world.