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Alumnus Dr Wesam Al Asali's Syria and Spain based practice IWLab, co-founded with Dr. Iyas Shahin, has recently won the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture

15 May 2024

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture award, held under the patronage of UNESCO, recognizes the contributions of five architects who exemplify principles of sustainable development and a participatory architectural approach to societal needs across the globe. Wesam Al Asali received the award alongside scholars and...

2nd year student Sam El-bahja has written a blog post for Humanise.org exploring the 'challenge of boring architecture'

10 May 2024

Read the full blog post here: https://www.humanise.org/opinions/is-boring-let-me-tell-you-why

The Department congratulates Otto Copping (MArch) on being awarded the 2024 KPF Traveling Fellowship

9 May 2024

The KPF Travel Fellowship awards $10,000 (USD) to students in their penultimate year, to use during a summer of travel before their final year of study. For more information visit: https://www.kpf.com/news/kpf-announces-2024-traveling-fellowship-winners _otto_copping_kpf_travel_scholarship_portfolio_p.1_only.jpg

Professor Flora Samuel will be giving an Erasmus Seminar at Downing College on May 8 2024 on 'The Cambridge Room: engagement and inclusion in spatial planning'

3 May 2024

Planning consultation typically takes the form of a tick box exercise, one that typically elicits responses from around 2% of the population. This talk describes a series of pragmatic research projects that have sought to improve inclusion in spatial planning, culminating in a discussion of the Cambridge Room, an ‘urban...

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The Public Map Platform, a large research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council is seeking your help as community...