Synopses & Reviews
Part of the Gensler Monograph series, Design for Aviation is focused on the latest generation of airports. As gateways to their cities and regions, they serve a broad constituency, including airlines and retail vendors. Yet the quality of each passenger's experience is the best indicator of success. When airports measure up, they reap the benefit of increased traffic and revenues. This new book shows how Gensler has redefined the quality of the passenger experience in airports around the globe. Timely examples such as JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International Terminal in New York and Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport illustrate the best of recent airports that are a pleasure to experience. New terminal designs for metropolitan areas such as Chennai, India, and Incheon, Republic of Korea, reflect the demand for improved regional infrastructure in fast-growing parts of the world.
Every airport is a gateway, a vital link to the larger world. For travelers, an airport sets expectations for the visit or the journey. This is why Gensler believes that the quality of the passenger experience is the real measure of an airport's success. Immersed in the ethos and amenities of the city, travelers enjoy the airport as never before. At every step, they are supported by design, technology, and logistics. The speed, ease, and enjoyment of their experience translate to higher revenues and greater brand value. These airports are real places, designed to reflect the uniqueness of their communities. They inspire pride and affection, even as they serve as vital infrastructure, engines of their economies.
Synopsis
Part of the Gensler Monograph series, Design for Education is a timely survey of modern learning environments — from universities to primary schools. Introduced by Andrew Blum, a contributing editor at Metropolis, the book focuses on educations need for facilities that effectively support learning and accommodate growth and change over time. At a time when the education sector in developed countries is dealing with new budget realities, the book considers alternatives such as building repositioning and multipurpose, 24/7 facilities. In high-growth developing countries, it looks at the new campuses of international institutions. Seventeen case studies provide a detailed survey of the education sectors current range of facilities. For each project, the case studies document client intent, design response, key features, and highlights of actual or expected performance. Fully illustrated, the book serves as a guide to the state of the art of academic facilities for a range of pubic and private institutions.
Synopsis
Design for Education, part of the Gensler Monograph Series, is a richly illustrated volume and timely survey of modern learning environments--from universities to primary schools. With 17 case studies presenting design innovations and place-making solutions for a diverse range of clients, Design for Education: focuses on education's need for facilities that effectively support learning and accommodate growth and change; addresses real estate and facility trends and challenges for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities; provides case studies that explore the institution's goals for the project and how they are met; explores creative alternatives such as building repositioning and the development of multipurpose, 24/7 facilities; and underscores the importance of sustainability in school design and how to achieve it.
Synopsis
Introduced by Andrew Blum, a contributing editor at Metropolis, the book focuses on education's need for facilities that effectively support learning and accommodate growth and change over time. At a time when the education sector in developed countries is dealing with new budget realities, the book considers alternatives such as building repositioning and multipurpose, 24/7 facilities. In high-growth developing countries, it looks at the new campuses of international institutions. Seventeen case studies provide a detailed survey of the education sector's current range of facilities. For each project, the case studies document client intent, design response, key features, and highlights of actual or expected performance. Fully illustrated, the book serves as a guide to the state of the art of academic facilities for a range of pubic and private institutions.
Education institutions are typically long-lived. Even when they are brand new, they reflect a tradition that impels them to secure their future. This makes them natural advocates of sustainability and stewardship. Their focus on learning makes them aware of how the design of the physical environment supports it. These traits make education institutions ideal clients--knowledgeable, intellectually engaged, and highly collaborative. As architects and designers, Gensler is interested in how buildings and settings enhance performance.
Synopsis
Part of the Gensler Monograph series, Design for Education is a timely survey of modern learning environments--from universities to primary schools.
About the Author
Gensler is an award-winning global design firm and a leading specialist in the education sector. Its innovative and sustainable work with K12 schools, colleges, and universities reflects an interdisciplinary, research-based design approach and a commitment to collaboration.
Andrew Blum is a contributing editor at Metropolis, and the author of Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet (Ecco 2012). He writes regularly for the New York Times, Wired, Popular Science, Dwell, and Architectural Record. He has degrees in literature from Amherst College and in human geography from the University of Toronto, and lives in his native New York City.