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Montessori Architecture : A Design Instrument for Schools, Paperback / softback Book

Montessori Architecture : A Design Instrument for Schools Paperback / softback

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The name Montessori is widely and inextricably associated with an entirely child-centered and careful pedagogy and education of children.

Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was an Italian physician, reform educator, and philosopher whose ideas and work have remained influential throughout the world ever since the 1910s.

Her educational concept covers entire development from infancy to young adulthood.

It is based on the image of the child as a "builder of his or her self" and therefore uses for the first time the form of open teaching and free work in a prepared learning environment. Montessori schools became trend-setting educational institutions early on, and their concept strongly reflects in their architecture and equipment.

Montessori Architecture is the first book that comprehensively addresses architectural design, construction, the use of materials in and the furnishing of educational spaces according to Montessori's ideas.

The book's first part explores spatial and design principles that make up good kindergarten and school buildings.

In the second part, nine case studies are featured in detail through photographs, plans, and concise texts.

These examples are located in Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain) as well as in tropical countries (Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Sir Lanka).

Thus, this highly illustrative volume offers practical advice and a wealth of information that is of utmost importance for the design of school buildings in general.

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