articles & presentations
Montessori Architecture
“If houses for children do not exist, let us build them.”
- Dr. Maria Montessori
“Montessori Architecture transcends mere functionality.
It must reflect the principles behind the pedagogy.”
- James A. Dyck
James A. Dyck is a certified Montessori teacher (ages 3-6) with classroom experience, a registered architect, and holds a masters degree in Community Planning. He has been a presenter and workshop facilitator at national and international conferences and published numerous articles about montessori design.
Newsletters
by James A. Dyck
May 2009
Indoor Environmental Quality
May 2009
Materials & Resources
May 2009
Energy & Atmosphere
March 2009
Water Efficiency
March 2009
Sustainable Sites
January 2009
Green Architecture - Care of the Environment
August 2008
The "L" Shaped Learning Environment
February 2008
Daylighting and Passive Solar Heating
October 2007
Inside Outside
Projects:
Community Montessori School - New Albany, Indiana
Hands-On Montessori School - Mansfield, Massachusetts
Montessori School of Winston Salem - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Prairie Hill Learning Center - Roca, Nebraska
Ronald Knox Montessori School - Wilmette, Illinois
Seton Montessori School - Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Ursuline Montessori School - Louisville, Kentucky