About Curbe

CURBE was established in 1997 to create a structure for interdisciplinary collaboration for disaster and risk research and application. Projects link the skills and expertise from distinct disciplines to understand and resolve disaster and risk issues, particularly related to reducing detrimental impacts of disasters. CURBE is based at the Martin Centre within the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge in eastern England. Close ties are maintained with many commercial and industrial partners to ensure practical and useful outputs from the research.

CURBE has three primary functions:

• Research
• Dissemination of research findings
• Teaching

CURBE focuses on turning ideas into practical projects while creating a skilled team of workers. Research interests of CURBE fall into three broad areas:

• Monitoring and observation of the built environment and its hazards
• Theory and analysis of risks
• Policy and application of risk mitigation strategies