Spaces and Stories (meeting 3)
May 27th 2009
Present: Cath, Danny, Laura M and Hannah
Apologies and absences: Laura E
Note Taker: Hannah
Website
Parts (minutes and database) seem to be live which shouldn’t be. This should be sorted before
the news story with links to the pages goes up.
Undergraduate researches are to meet with Lisa Lavender to learn the database specifics and to
begin putting up links etc.
Research Progress
Continuing to listen to the Medd life story archival sound recordings.
Laura M identified a potentially useful book (in the library) by Andrew Saint to add to the
bibliography (which should be annotated) and also key government figures/department
involved with school class room design.
A study carried out by Newcastle University 2005 is something for Laura M to look into over
the summer.
The Royal Institute of British Architecture (RIBA) which has a Higher Education Design
Quality Client Forum (HEDQF) – may provide possible case studies and contacts.
MJP Architects identified who have been involved with Warwick’s Learning Grid, Main
Library and the BioMed Grid and the current redevelopment. We will consider the possibility
of interviewing MJP Architects- broader trends of university design.
Research methods
Indentify and read core texts on oral history from the bibliography and also Sociology and
History course materials.
MRC
Working with the centre to identify useful sources/ archives and hoping to look at photographs
of teaching spaces and obtain copies of these and the university’s prospectuses before the
summer. The prospectuses could become a self-contained project.
Conferences
Resolution HEDQF Exhibition 03 - 26 September 2009, Gallery 2, RIBA, Mon-Sat 10.0017.00 except Tues 10.00- 21.00.
The British Architectural Library is housed in the building- visit?
4th-6th December University of Sheffield: History of Education Society Annual Conference;
‘Space, Place and Materialities of Education.
Action
Undergraduate researchers to:
Contact Andrew Saint and discuss the possibility of interviewing him soon and also think of
questions to ask him. Consider carrying out two interviews with him, the first being fairly
broad.
Contact Cecily Jones regarding the project.
Research the History of Education Conference.
Cath: contact Catherine Burke regarding the project and submit abstract for History of
Education Conference.
Next meeting: to be confirmed