How Children Learn from Architecture and the Environment

by Mark Dudek

How Children Learn from Architecture and the Environment examines the effects of academic environments, including school buildings, playgrounds and facilities, to determine the effect these can have on the social, cognitive and physical development of young children. With over eighty black and white images to support the text, this book looks at many educational environments from the UK and Germany and documents architectural differences and activities that play a role in a child’s development. The book looks at the importance of the nature and quality of these spaces, with Dudek discussing the developmental benefits of architecturally enhanced school buildings, such as improved academic performance and building strong relationships. It shows how architecture, if designed with children in mind, can provide the best opportunities for them to develop and thrive in their earliest years. This book would be beneficial for students and academics of architecture and architectural theory, with a particular interest in school environments and understanding the impacts of these surroundings on children who those them throughout their academic life.

184 pages, Hardcover

Published June 28, 2019