
Design for Government
Oro Editions (Publisher)
Published on 10. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
167 pages
978-0-9826312-0-1 (ISBN)
Description
Design for Government surveys the state of public sector buildings, and focuses on the leading role that governments take today in setting new and higher standards for design quality in support of goals and mandates for improved productivity, more effective use of non-renewable resources, and the health and welfare of employees. The book includes 15 case studies that address a representative array of building and facility types. Each documents client intent, design response, key features, and actual or expected performance. The projects covered range in scale from a community's 14,000-square-foot city hall to the largest single workplace of the US federal government. They include specialized facilities like courthouses and courtrooms, as well as airports and convention centers--important public-sector activities in the US and other countries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Rafael
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
140 photos, 20 ills
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
798 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9826312-0-1 (9780982631201)
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Gensler is an award-winning global design firm and a leading specialist in the education sector. Its innovative and sustainable work with K-12 schools, colleges, and universities reflects an interdisciplinary, research-based design approach and a commitment to collaboration. Vernon Mays, who writes the Foreword, is an editor-at-large at "Architect" magazine and a Senior Editor at Gensler. He was the curator of architecture and design at the Virginia Center for Architecture and the founding editor of "Inform," an award-winning design journal for the Mid-Atlantic region. He was also a Senior Editor at "Progressive Architecture" magazine and architecture critic for "The Hartford Courant." Mays has a Master of Architecture degree from Virginia Tech and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.