TY - BOOK AU - Nair,Prakash AU - Fielding,Randall AU - Lackney,Jeffery A. TI - The language of school design: design patterns for 21st century schools SN - 9780976267003 AV - LB3218.A1 N35 2013 U1 - 727 22 PY - 2013///] CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - DesignShare KW - School buildings KW - United States KW - Design and construction KW - Planning KW - School environment N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 236); Introduction -- Classrooms, learning studios, advisories and small learning communities -- Welcoming entry -- Student display space -- Home base and individual storage -- Science labs, arts labs and life skills areas -- Art, music and performance -- Physical fitness -- Casual eating areas -- Transparency -- Interior and exterior vistas -- Dispersed technology -- Indoor-outdoor connection -- Furniture : soft seating -- Flexible spaces -- Campfire space -- Watering hole space -- Cave space -- Designing for multiple intelligences -- Daylight and solar energy -- Natural ventilation -- Learning, lighting and color -- Sustainable elements and building as 3-D textbook -- Local signature -- Connected to the community -- Bringing it all together -- Conclusion N2 - Includes best practice case studies culled from some of the most widely recognized school facilities the world over. Authors Prakash Nair, Randall Fielding, and Jeffery Lackney have dipped into a vast treasure trove of award-winning, innovative school designs from 20 countries to illustrate their cutting-edge concepts ER -