New Designs in Kindergartens: Design Guide + 31 Case Studies features contemporary kindergartens and modern pedagogical strategies that can be reflected in spatial design. The book gives inspiration and guidance for architects who are interested in social change, sustainable technologies and innovative child-centred design for child-care centres intended for children between 0 and 5 years of age.
The design examples feature in the book are located all over the world and by architectural offices such as Tham & Videgård, NEXT architects, Hirotani Yoshihiro and Ishida Yusaku, v-architekten, and Xavier Vilalta. The Finnish example is the House of Children in Saunalahti, Espoo, designed by JKMM Architects. The book is richly illustrated with colour photographs, diagrams and architectural drawings. The book also has a concise kindergarten design manual that gives practical design guidelines and introduces to the basic design principles of high-quality kindergarten architecture.
The copy in stock is in excellent condition. There is only some slight shelf wear on the dust jacket.