A design model for the space planning of child care centers
Author
Tezel, Elçin
Advisor
Demirkan, Halime
Date
1999Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Since the activities that children involve provide the attainment of
abilities in the developmental fields of the early childhood period, the
organization of the space through the activity centers influences the
improvements in the developmental fields. The communication between
the educators and the designers provides the tools surpass the mismatch
between the educational decisions^and their interpretations in the space
planning. A design model which provides the integration of educational
and architectural expert knowledge through the variables of decision
making processes is developed for the interior space planning|of the child
care centers. A field research is conducted to examine the variables of the
educational applications influential on the planning/with respect to the
different plan types. The usage principles, relations of the activity centers
and the space characteristics are examined in the research.