Performing real estate value(s): real estate developers, systems of expertise and the production of space

To date, critical work on real estate activities and the financialisation of urban development has focused mostly investor-developer-government interactions to highlight how investors’ values, expectations objectives are enacted through regulatory fiscal reforms, which in turn affects cities built. However, less emphasis been put relationship between expertise, production particular forms. Yet, knowledge associated city visions by specific ‘expert’ professions have shown influence were planned built throughout history. Using redevelopment King’s Cross Central (London) as a case study, this paper seeks start addressing gap, exploring developers shape use expertise context planning, influences In doing so, it posits that renewed politics concept performativity can help understand values permeate form performed space. More specifically, demonstrates pivotal role articulating delimiting what constitutes legitimate decision-making regarding large-scale regeneration projects. addition, illustrates mobilization calculative techniques narrow definitions risks assessing projects viability related uncertainties contribute legitimising design planning instruments enact perform values.