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Summary
Summary
This full-colour publication presents a selection of the best daycare, elementary, intermediate, secondary and higher educational facilities in the United States and Canada. Projects featured in this title have been chosen from competition submissions by an American Institute of Architects jury of educators and architects who are practiced in educational design. The selected projects provide all the established services for educational facilities, and respond to current rends and new developments in the field. The designs must address criteria including budget constraints, site and climatic conditions, safety, accessibilty and the integration of technology in the learning environment. For further information on the American Institute of Architects, visit www.aic.org
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Library Journal Review
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) presents innovative school designs, mostly from the United States, as selected from entries submitted for its recent competition. A jury awarded 24 prizes from the 1999-2000 submissions and chose another 75 entries for inclusion here. The project plans cover early childhood learning environments, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, alternative schools, innovative learning environments, two-year technical or community colleges, and multipurpose schools. Each design is limited to two pages, including a brief architect's statement, builders' credits, and uncaptioned graphics. While the publication quality is high, some projects include neither site plan nor labeled floor plan, leaving the reader without the information to comprehend every building. Michael J. Crosbie's recent Class Architecture, on the same topic with a helpful introduction and up to four pages per school, is a better choice. David R. Conn, Surrey P.L., B.C. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
