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Schools for the Future: Design Proposals from Architectural Psychology
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Description for Schools for the Future: Design Proposals from Architectural Psychology
Paperback. Editor(s): Walden, Rotraut. Num Pages: 310 pages, 109 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Drawing on the perspectives of architectural psychology, set against the historical development of school building in the United States, Japan and Germany, the authors’ vision is to create places where we would want to relive our own school days. The book takes the position that user design, control of stress factors and control of communication (privacy, retreats) should be allowed to modify the original architectural design to flexibly accommodate future changing requirements. The development and application of criteria for assessing functional, aesthetic, social-physical, ecological, organizational and economical aspects to various parts of the school complex call for a common language ... Read more
Drawing on the perspectives of architectural psychology, set against the historical development of school building in the United States, Japan and Germany, the authors’ vision is to create places where we would want to relive our own school days. The book takes the position that user design, control of stress factors and control of communication (privacy, retreats) should be allowed to modify the original architectural design to flexibly accommodate future changing requirements. The development and application of criteria for assessing functional, aesthetic, social-physical, ecological, organizational and economical aspects to various parts of the school complex call for a common language ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
297
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9783658094041
SKU
V9783658094041
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Ref
99-15
About N/A
Rotraut Walden’s (PD. Dr. phil.) major fields of research are architectural psychology and work and organizational psychology. She holds a tenure position at the Institute for Psychology of the University in Koblenz, Germany and has been a member of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) since 1989.
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