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When space is tight how can a city provide the best education experience for children? Is a multi-storey school really a poor option? Can high-quality play opportunities be provided without playgrounds?

This book explores the design of schools in urban settings, the increased challenges in meeting the typical expectations of school design, and what the successful new typology of a school in a city might be. A practical guide as well as a theoretical exploration of ideas, this book outlines successful international contemporary and historical case studies, providing much-needed guidance for architects and others working in education design in dense urban environments.



Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Urbanisation- friend or foe?

2. The child in the city

3. Reimagining urban schools

4. Small people, large scale

5. User experience

6. Mixed use developments

7. School in a tower block

8. Access to outside- external space

9. The only way is up

Conclusions

Urban Schools: Designing for High Density

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      Publisher: RIBA Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2020
      ISBN13: 9781859468814, 978-1859468814
      ISBN10: 1859468810
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      When space is tight how can a city provide the best education experience for children? Is a multi-storey school really a poor option? Can high-quality play opportunities be provided without playgrounds?

      This book explores the design of schools in urban settings, the increased challenges in meeting the typical expectations of school design, and what the successful new typology of a school in a city might be. A practical guide as well as a theoretical exploration of ideas, this book outlines successful international contemporary and historical case studies, providing much-needed guidance for architects and others working in education design in dense urban environments.



      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1. Urbanisation- friend or foe?

      2. The child in the city

      3. Reimagining urban schools

      4. Small people, large scale

      5. User experience

      6. Mixed use developments

      7. School in a tower block

      8. Access to outside- external space

      9. The only way is up

      Conclusions

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