A comprehensive resource of information for all designers who are creating spaces to be used by children, whether in the home, the school, the playground, the day-care centre, a healthcare environment, or a recreational facility. The design of any of these spaces can have a significant impact on children's cognitive and social development, so it must be undertaken with all the relevant information at hand. This volume collects together relevant design data and product information for both interior and exterior environments. It features: graphic standards for all product types; cost and square-footage data; and code and compliance information.
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Introducing the Most Complete, Essential Guide to Designing for Children. Find all the guidelines, standards, and products you need to design any space for children in this one unique, professional resource. for the first time, Design Standards for children's Environments brings together the entire range of information needed for creating child-centered spaces - including anthropometric data and facilities for the disabled child, plus standards and sources for building products, furnishings, fixtures, recreational items, and amenities. Whether you're an architect, interior designer, landscape architect, or facilities manager, this indispensable, one-of-a-kind guide will help you create spaces - in the home, in schools, in daycare centers, in medical facilities, and in playgrounds - that meet children's physical needs, thereby stimulating cognitive and social development during their critical, growing years. For anyone involved in designing spaces for children, Design Standards for Children's Environments is a much-needed resource, certain to be welcomed and frequently consulted for projects large and small.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have design resource,
By Steven W. Brown (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Design Standards for Children's Environments (Hardcover)
This book is a must have resource for architects, landscape architects, and interior designers. The book covers appropriate sizes, heights, and clearances for all ages of children and all types of environments. Anyone designing a school, hospital, or even a playground will benefit greatly by adding this book to his or her library. The information is brought to you in such a cleverly thorough manner that you can tell it is written from the heart, by a mom herself.
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Not what I expected,
By The Producer (Sarasota, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Design Standards for Children's Environments (Hardcover)
This book has been on my wish list for several years. The price had been over $200 but finally came down to a reasonable level.....glad I didn't purchase at the higher price, and not sure it is worth the $30 I paid. The book title should include "Product and Sources" as more than half the book (i.e. Part II: Products and Sources) is nothing more than manufacturer's source information for children's products. Great if you want children's sources all in one place, but this info can be found in many design directories, updated annually. Part I does provide standard dimensions and anthropometric information for those who design spaces for children, but half of that info is found in manufacturer's catalogs used when purchasing products. The book may be a quick, time-saver/concise reference since all the info is compiled into one book, but only a few chapters are useful. Disappointed in the book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have design resource,
By Steven W. Brown (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Design Standards for Children's Environments (Hardcover)
This book is a must have resource for architects, landscape architects, and interior designers. The book covers appropriate sizes, heights, and clearances for all ages of children and all types of environments. Anyone designing a school, hospital, or even a playground will benefit greatly by adding this book to his or her library. The information is brought to you in such a cleverly thorough manner that you can tell it is written from the heart, by a mom herself.
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