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Benjamin is a Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Manchester. After completing his BA (hons) and MArch in architecture at Manchester School of Architecture, and spending time in architectural practice, he completed his PhD in Architecture at the University of Manchester, which was completed in 2022. His research explores the infrastructures of knowledge creation and dissemination, looking both at buildings of scientific and technological research and development, and, more recently, at the design and use of secondary school buildings.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Building Towards Bicentenary: A Campus History of the University of Manchester, 1824-2024
Blackwell, B., Dodge, M., Hopkins, J. & Steele, M., May 2025, Manchester: University of Manchester. 397 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Architectures of Secrecy: Negotiating Openness and Privacy in Buildings of Science and Technology
Blackwell, B., 1 Sept 2025, In: Science, Technology & Human Values. 50, 5, p. 1072-1103 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building Knowledge: Constructing Technoscientific Infrastructures
Blackwell, B., 18 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Architectural Theory Review. 28, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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School buildings as performative machines: the new architectural devices of control
Blackwell, B. & Yaneva, A., 12 Apr 2024, In: Social and Cultural Geography.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep Layers of 'Flatland': Scaling-up nanomaterials
Blackwell, B., 26 Jan 2023, In: Metode. 1, 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Mapping spatial practices and social distancing in smart schools: Sensory and digital ethnographic methods(AWARD)
Yaneva, A. (PI) & Blackwell, B. (Researcher)
1/04/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
Activities
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Viva Voce: "Rethinking Conservation Practices of Heritage Buildings: The Case of Amman"
Förster, K. (Examiner), Blackwell, B. (Examiner) & Orbasli, A. (Examiner)
13 Nov 2025Activity: Examination › Research
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British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference 2022
Blackwell, B. (Participant)
8 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting 2022
Blackwell, B. (Participant)
1 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Manchester Architectural Research Group (MARG) Seminar Series
Blackwell, B. (Participant)
24 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Society for Social Studies of Science (4s)/European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) Annual Conference 2020
Blackwell, B. (Participant)
18 Aug 2020Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research