Primary and Secondary School Buildings (Series of Overseas Architectural Design Methods and Practices)

Author: (USA) Bradford Perkins (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is one of the series "Overseas Architectural Methods and Practices," which provides architects with key elements for quickly initiating the design of various specialized facilities. In each volume, leading experts in the field discuss the critical issues that constitute the early stages of an engineering task. The answers to these questions are provided in a convenient and user-friendly manner, offering timely information. The result is an excellent practical reference book that delivers important information directly to your hands. This book provides basic data for the design of specialized buildings such as preschools, kindergartens, and primary and secondary schools. Through numerous engineering photos, diagrams, plans, elevations, and detailed drawings, it thoroughly covers structural, equipment, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues specific to school buildings, and offers practical design guidelines to help ensure correct design and avoid errors. This book is suitable for professionals in the field of architectural planning, faculty and students of architectural institutions, and general readers.