Claiming events of school (re)design

Materialising the promise ofBuilding Schools for the Future

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ID3978240
AuthorsOlga Den Besten (University of Northampton), John Horton (0000-0002-2956-2264, University of Northampton), P Adey (0000-0001-6807-4282, Keele University), P Kraftl (0000-0002-7915-4808, University of Leicester)
Year2011
Volume12
Issue1
Pages9-26
Publication date2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649365.2010.542480
OpenAlexW2088224704
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited21

This paper focuses upon a major, 'flagship' programme of investment in school building (re)development instigated by the UK New Labour Government between 2004 and 2010: Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Drawing upon empirical material from research in two schools which were undergoing refurbishment in this policy context, we explore how BSF was manifest, in practice, as an event characterised by the promise of transformation. We focus upon two particular school buildings, highlighting how this promise came to be attached, not unproblematically, to the redesign of diverse material school spaces, be they small and 'functional' (e.g. corridors) or high-profile and 'inspirational' (e.g. flagship atria

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