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Making a masterplan What are the current design challenges for education estates? Written by Jason Geen Studio Leader and Architect at Apt
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ow we long for ‘precedented times’ when we could at least see a few yards ahead of ourselves even if we could not see around the corner. This article will offer some views on how Universities can negotiate the post covid landscape to improve the
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performance and appearance of their estates. The first three most important aspects are data, data, and …erm… data. Without it we are guessing, many institutions have little more than an infrequent and superficial building condition survey upon which to base decisions. The cost of
the estate is second only to salary costs for most universities, it is only through a detailed understanding of the physical condition and potential opportunities for the estate that future demands can be met. This data is of little use, other than for maintaining the existing estate and maintaining the status
