Design Standards for Children's Environments - Hardcover

Ruth, Linda Cain; Cain Ruth, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070578095 ISBN 13: 9780070578098

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1999

Synopsis

An architect specializing in children's spaces provides information on designing residential and commercial spaces in which children are the primary users. The first part addresses anthropometric, dimensional, and guideline information. Products and their sources are provided in the second part, with some b&w photographs, drawings, and diagrams. Additional child development and resource information is provided in the final two chapters. Appendices include diagrams of areas required by popular games and sports. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0070578095
• ISBN 13: 9780070578098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 306