Architecture Is Fun

'- 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 othersIn 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.

Author: Sharon Exley, Peter Exley
Publisher: Images Publishing Group
Published: 09/30/2021
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.83w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781864708943
ISBN10: 1864708948
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Buildings | Public, Commercial & Industrial
- Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms | General
- Architecture | Interior Design | General

About the Author
Founded by Sharon Exley and Peter Exley, Architecture Is Fun is a collaborative practice that explores the nexus of architecture, education, community, and experience. Spreading its influence as educative design strategists, it's a studio that designs, builds, and consults with its neighbors and with major organizations in a myriad of fields, on a wide range of issues. Sharon Exley and Peter Exley are committed to building the accessible places of learning, living, working, play, and fun that they believe are indispensable for human growth and development.Peter Exley is the 97th President of the American Institute of Architects, a thought leader, professor, and mentor. He believes that architecture is one of the gateways to a more empathetic and equitable future.Sharon Exley is a leading educative designer with a singular aesthetic desire; she wants you to discover beauty and play in architecture.