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Modern Schools is an in-depth examination of elementary and secondary school design in the last century. It is a must-have book for architects designing schools and architectural historians focusing on school design. It features a an overview of school design and presents key paradigms of school design and in-depth case studies of projects, with applicable lessons for today's architect. Richly illustrated with hundreds of photographs and many line drawings of the schools, this guide is a valuable additional to the bookshelves of students and professionals alike.

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R. Thomas Hille, AIA, is an architect, designer, educator, and researcher based in Seattle, Washington. He has a special interest in school design and the architectural potential of environments for learning. He has designed a number of award-winning schools, including White River High School in Buckley, Washington, winner of CEFPI's 2005 James D. MacConnell Award for Architectural Excellence. He has taught at MIT, the University of Michigan, the Catholic University of Chile, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. His previous publications include an interactive multimedia study of the relationship between form and meaning in architecture, and a monograph on the houses of West Coast modernist William W. Wurster.

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