Architecture is fun / Sharon Exley and Peter Exley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Exley, Sharon, author.

Exley, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectureisfun (Firm).

Architecture and children.

Architecture--Study and teaching.

Architecture.

Play environments--Planning.

Play environments--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Mulgrave, Victoria] : [Images Publishing Group], [2021]

Summary:

Grouped into finished works by typology and thematic idea, this monograph is packed with rich illustrations, plans, full-color, photography, and incisive commentary on storytelling through design, toolkits for wayfinding, embedding research for better experience outcomes, with strategies and tactics behind each project's development to help attract and engage people to play, learn, explore, and experience these places. Projects featured include the Mid-Michigan Children's Museum, Young at Art Museum, Lincoln Park Zoo: Pritzker Family Zoo, The Latin School of Chicago Interactive Science Forum, and the DuPage Children's Museum, among many others. In a follow-up to Design for Kids (Images Publishing, 2007), in Architecture Is Fun, Sharon Exley and Peter Exley demonstrate their ethos that architecture is one of the gateways to a more empathetic and equitable future. They believe making accessible places of learning, living, working, and playing are indispensable for human growth and development. This beautifully presented second monograph illustrates a nexus of architecture, education, community, and experience from the practice of Architecture Is Fun.

Contents:

Architecture, Public Space, and Play p. 8

Healing Hearts and Minds Away From Home p. 42

Walking in the Woods Connects Nature and Home p. 48

Improving Test Scores Through Public Space Design p. 54

Designing a Socially Inventive Epicenter of Art and Discovery p. 60

Getting Acquainted With Art p. 68

Bridging Environmental Education Through Art p. 72

Designing to Be Heard p. 76

Building a Land of Imaginative Early Learning p. 78

Making Art on Campus Accessible p. 84

Sharing Maritime Stories Extends Visitor Engagement p. 90

Making Archaeology Fun p. 96

Sculpting a Sandbar to Challenge Curiosity p. 100

Opening Doors to Learning p. 104

Restoring in Children's Terms p. 108

Cultivating Community on the Farm p. 114

Inspiring Community to Improve Downtown p. 118

Connecting Literature and Nature p. 122

Designing With Attitude Serves Teens p. 126

Attracting Teens Through Equitable Design p. 130

Planting a Forest of Literature and Play p. 134

Recruiting Next-Generation Learners with Lofty Space p. 140

Planting Seeds of Inspirational Play p. 146

Making Pediatric Visits Happier p. 150

Designing Fun for Everyone p. 154

Experiences Matter p. 159.

ISBN:

1864708948

9781864708943

OCLC:

1198019633