Refurbs will be the next 'gold rush' at universities

摘要

Demand for dynamic and innovative universities will remain constant ('Has the university building gold rush run its course?' AJ 31.01.19). What is changing is where that investment is happening and what the next university estate evolution might be. Many universities have historic building stock either reaching the end of its life or long-overlooked for redevelopment. From medieval cloisters to Postmodern 'plate glass universities', campuses across the UK are home to what could be the next gold rush: maximising potential out of existing structures.