Architecture for Children
Sarah Scott
Written by a Sydney-based architect, this book was part of Ms. Scott's Churchhill Trust Report regarding research into childcare centres in developed countries. The book is useful for those with some background into child-friendly buildings.
Composed of case studies of various buildings,the book documents different pedagogies (teaching methods) prevalent in each country. Aspects of child care centres such as functioning, lighting, storage etc are also explored. I found that the book relies a lot on photographs as documentation, so photos are plentiful, but being a novice I didn't know where to begin initially.
In any case, an interesting school I saw in the book was this...
Fuji Kindergarten
ふじ ようちえん
The school is totally awesome. I feel that the whole structure is a playground! There's no monkeybars or see-saws rather the building is part of the play equipment. And on the rooftop, kids can run around and see the trees rise up from the roof. This is the ultimate j-pop music video experience. As sappy as it is, sitting on the rooftop makes me feel like those videos.
image sources from Tezuka Architects, photo 2 & 5 unknown source.
2 comments:
That school looks like such fun! And I haven't read In Praise of Shadows, but just ordered a copy from The Book Depository, it sounds really wonderful! Thanks for the tip!
No worries, hope you enjoy the book! ;-)
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