The Life and Death of the Arlington Huts

Abstract

This paper documents acase study of a spontaneous children's hut-building process that flourished in a school ground for about 40 years and ceased in 1981. The issues considered include types of hut, settings, social processes, gender and changes over time. The paper also documents the demise of spontaneous hut-building and its replacement with formal huts when the process came into conflict with adult goals.