02736nam a22002897a 4500 247964 247964 pucpr 20200226093336.0 150504s2001 a fr 001 0 eng 9780070474499 pucpr eng rda pucpr pucpr CARIBET NA6768 O43 2001 727.083 Riu Olds, Anita 2001 269724 Child care design guide / Olds, Anita Rui txt United States of America : McGraw-Hill , 2001 483 p. ill. 28 cm. book rdacontent txt text rdamedia n unmediaded rdacarrier nc volume Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: The child's environment. Raising America's children -- The spirit of place. The design process. The design team and process -- Starting out : program and site considerations -- Elements of building and site design -- Laying out the center -- Zoning a group room. Ingredients of good design. Healthy buildings -- Sound -- Light and lighting -- Windows, doors, and security -- Color -- Interior finishes -- Furnishings. Functional spaces. Designing group-room activity areas -- Spaces for infants and toddlers -- Spaces for preschoolers and kindergarteners -- Spaces for school-age children -- Spaces for staff and parents : building community -- Outdoor play spaces -- Child care centers of the future -- Appendix I : Questions to ask prospective architects -- Appendix II : Comparison : construction manager vs. general contractor -- Appendix III : A summary of low-toxic building materials -- Appendix IV : Carla Mathis' living colors. "In this book, noted designer and psychologist Anita Rui Olds - drawing on her 30 years of experience - helps architects design spaces that meet the varied needs of a day care center's special clients. Here, you'll find step-by step explanations of interior and exterior layout and design principles taken from real-world case studies. Olds begins with an explanation of the important facets of a child environment and builds on this foundation with fully worked-out ideas and solutions for: effective design processes; intelligent overall center design; and efficient layout of dedicated functional spaces." "Chock full of over 550 floor plans, drawings, photographs, charts, and illustrations, Child Care Design Guide will become a first-choice resource as this new industry continues to grow."--Jacket. Day care centers Design and construction. 84479 Local 6 NA6768 lcc General O43 2001 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2016-05-27 Donado 0.00 533738 0 General NA6768 O43 2001 91000000041350 2022-11-16 00:00:00 1 0.00 2016-05-27 6