The second edition of Building Type Basics for Elementary and Secondary Schools provides essential information for the design of elementary and secondary schools. This new edition is up-to-date with the latest developments in school design with a fresh look at technology’s influence in the classroom, along with current research that shows how school buildings can impact teaching and learning. Highly illustrated with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, and details, this book combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues unique to schools. In this volume of the Building Type Basics series, authors Bradford Perkins and Raymond Bordwell offer years of planning and design expertise for schools.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.