IT'AIN'T WHAT YOU DO, IT'S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT

摘要

The subject of standardising school design has been mired in controversy ever since it was brought to public attention by Sebastian James' report into reducing the cost of school building ahead of the government's Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). This controversy was brought to a head with the publication of baseline designs for schools last week. The language used by some professionals, and even the RIBA, has been unhelpful and misleading, with self-interest and prejudice skewing the debate.