University Estates and Postdigital Higher Education: Space, Place, and Being a University

Estates are a key interest for universities. In an era of postdigital higher education dominated by cost, benefits, and pursuit value, the relations between estate university again in question. Drawing from literature on education, facilities, study built environments, this paper extends current debate estates facilities using space place lens. An introduction outlines texts questions paper. After, conceptualized defined. These concepts then used to revisit literature, primarily focusing United Kingdom drawing complimentary contrasting work States. The influence material space(s) placemaking universities is focus. Subsequently, challenges performance based discourse performativity forms, function stated purpose facilities. A concluding note highlights as practices being university.