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Read more at: 100 symposium- Mary Ann Steane

100 symposium- Mary Ann Steane


Read more at: 100 symposium- Marcial Echenique

100 symposium- Marcial Echenique


Read more at: 100 symposium- Joanna van Heyningen

100 symposium- Joanna van Heyningen


Read more at: 100 symposium- John Sergeant Sumet Jumsai & Stephen Mullin

100 symposium- John Sergeant Sumet Jumsai & Stephen Mullin


Read more at: 100 symposium- Ongoing Research and Current Students

100 symposium- Ongoing Research and Current Students


Read more at: In focus: the research of PhD student Karin Templin

In focus: the research of PhD student Karin Templin

"Housing as City Making: the invention, development and significance of the mansion block as a building type in mid-late 19th and early 20th century London"


Read more at: Cambridge Alumni win Turner Prize

Cambridge Alumni win Turner Prize

On Monday 7th December, Architecture collective ‘Assemble’ were announced as winners of the 2015 Turner Prize for their collaborative regeneration project in Granby Four Streets, Liverpool. They are the first Architectural ensemble to do so, and the youngest winners in the Prize’s history. 12...


Read more at: Third Annual Construction History Conference programme 2016

Third Annual Construction History Conference programme 2016


Read more at: To the conference in memory of Dalibor Vesely - José de Paiva

To the conference in memory of Dalibor Vesely - José de Paiva


Read more at: In focus: The research of PhD student Adriana Massidda

In focus: The research of PhD student Adriana Massidda

The collective spatial practices of shantytown residents in Buenos Aires, their intertwining with State interventions, and the way in which these affect the continuous (re)configuration of the urban territory.


Read more at: Studio Becher: Conversion of a 1970's catalogue house

Studio Becher: Conversion of a 1970's catalogue house


Read more at: In focus: The PhD research of Irit Katz

In focus: The PhD research of Irit Katz

The Common Camp: temporary settlements as a spatio-political instrument in Israel-Palestine --- and beyond


Read more at: The concept of flexibility in post-disaster accommodation - In Focus: the research of PhD student Elizabeth Wagemann

The concept of flexibility in post-disaster accommodation - In Focus: the research of PhD student Elizabeth Wagemann

My PhD thesis explores the concept of flexibility in post-disaster accommodation. Temporary houses in Peru and Chile were studied with the aim of understanding how families live during the medium-term in accommodation designed only for the short-term. The cases studied show that households modify...


Read more at: 01 AUM2020 workshop programme overview

01 AUM2020 workshop programme overview


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02 AUM2020 workshop session details


Read more at: A New Method of Adaptive Zoning for Spatial Interaction Models

A New Method of Adaptive Zoning for Spatial Interaction Models


Read more at: A new technology for transformable architecture: Origami-Scissor hinged deployable structures - In Focus: the research of PhD student Esther Rivas-Adrover

A new technology for transformable architecture: Origami-Scissor hinged deployable structures - In Focus: the research of PhD student Esther Rivas-Adrover

Transforming architecture can be generated by the manipulation and design of deployable structures, which allow a maximum motion, expansion and contraction with the minimum energy input. These structures are light, adaptable and reusable. All these qualities therefore enable deployable structures...


Read more at: Adaptive Zoning for Transport Mode Choice Modeling

Adaptive Zoning for Transport Mode Choice Modeling


Read more at: adult consent form lso recording AUM2020 for delegates

adult consent form lso recording AUM2020 for delegates


Read more at: Applied Urban Modelling 2018 programme

Applied Urban Modelling 2018 programme


Read more at: Architecture Newsletter Issue 1 - Michaelmas 2018

Architecture Newsletter Issue 1 - Michaelmas 2018


Read more at: Assessing the discrepancies between recorded and commonly assumed journey times in London

Assessing the discrepancies between recorded and commonly assumed journey times in London


Read more at: AUM2017 CSIC Emerging Connections Workshop

AUM2017 CSIC Emerging Connections Workshop


Read more at: Building History Newsletter Issue 10 March 2021

Building History Newsletter Issue 10 March 2021


Read more at: Cecilia Denhard: Planning in Paris, a Conspiracy Against the Working Class? The Example of ZAC Paris Rive Gauche

Cecilia Denhard: Planning in Paris, a Conspiracy Against the Working Class? The Example of ZAC Paris Rive Gauche

Eastern Paris has experienced significant architectural and demographic transformation since World War II, catalysed by post-War slum clearance initiatives in the 13e arrondissement that were among the city's largest in history. This work will investigate the relationship between politically...


Read more at: CHS Conference Papers Guidance for publication

CHS Conference Papers Guidance for publication


Read more at: CHS Conference PapersGuidance for publication

CHS Conference PapersGuidance for publication


Read more at: CHS Conference 2020 Programme

CHS Conference 2020 Programme


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CHS conference Conference FAQs


Read more at: CHS conference STUDENT BURSARIES 2020

CHS conference STUDENT BURSARIES 2020


Read more at: Construction History 2017 Conference poster

Construction History 2017 Conference poster


Read more at: Construction History Conference 2020

Construction History Conference 2020


Read more at: Expanding Understandings of Urban Decline: Considering Socio-Spatial Perspectives in Detroit, Michigan - In Focus: the research of PhD student Eve Avdoulos

Expanding Understandings of Urban Decline: Considering Socio-Spatial Perspectives in Detroit, Michigan - In Focus: the research of PhD student Eve Avdoulos

Urban decline is most commonly used as ‘catch-all’ term for what can be interpreted as an undesirable urban change. It is frequently comprehended in quantifiable terms, often being used to describe a city that has experienced a decrease in population, a loss of capital and a deterioration of its...


Read more at: Fifth annual CHS Conference Draft Programme

Fifth annual CHS Conference Draft Programme


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Filming%20Pickwick%20Poster%202


Read more at: First Year Project: Cyrenians 2015/16

First Year Project: Cyrenians 2015/16

In 2015 we worked with the Cambridge Cyrenians on their allotment project which they run with homeless people. First year architecture students from the University of Cambridge were asked to design and build 6 structures on the Cyrenians allotment site. A tool shed, an orchard bothy, a bike store...


Read more at: First year Project: The Percussion Wall at The Junction 2014/15

First year Project: The Percussion Wall at The Junction 2014/15

The Percussion Wall was built with 1st year architecture students in Cambridge for the Cambridge Junction arts venue. The group recycled 1000 water cooler bottles and learnt to tie a wealth of rigging knots in order to make the 5 metre by 60 metre performance wall. The students arranged an opening...


Read more at: Fourth annual CHS Conference Programme

Fourth annual CHS Conference Programme


Read more at: Jin et al A recursive and spatial equilibrium model for planning large scale urban change

Jin et al A recursive and spatial equilibrium model for planning large scale urban change


Read more at: Jonah Coe-Scharff: Minimum Dwelling: Housing and the Politics of Life in New York City, 1901-1949

Jonah Coe-Scharff: Minimum Dwelling: Housing and the Politics of Life in New York City, 1901-1949


Read more at: Kirsten Armstrong: The Uncertain Garden: the role of landscape in Istanbul's contested urban identity

Kirsten Armstrong: The Uncertain Garden: the role of landscape in Istanbul's contested urban identity

While there have been contentions in Istanbul throughout the years, the current climate of urban development leans towards profit over local needs. Lacking spaces of outright armed conflict, Istanbul may represent a more subtle conflict. By asking how and to what extent landscape formulates...


Read more at: Martani et al Design with uncertainty

Martani et al Design with uncertainty


Read more at: Mary Ann Steane Publications list

Mary Ann Steane Publications list


Read more at: Michael Cohen: Housing as Housing: The SAAL Process and Sao Victor Brigade

Michael Cohen: Housing as Housing: The SAAL Process and Sao Victor Brigade

Following the 1974 Carnation Revolution, which ended almost 50 years of Fascism, the Portuguese working class people demonstrated an unprecedented display of popular power, demanding new rights and services. SAAL (The Local Ambulatory Support Service) was established to address the demand for...


Read more at: Mohammad Wesam Al Asali: Tools, Knowledge and Technology in Thin Tile Vaulting

Mohammad Wesam Al Asali: Tools, Knowledge and Technology in Thin Tile Vaulting

Traditional construction engenders a strong bond to its local context as it usually makes use of local materials and knowledge. Methods of traditional construction are products of craft and material properties, and thus provoke a specific question of how technology can be addressed in such a...


Read more at: Naomi Alcaide Manthey: Land Privatization and Urban Segregation in Bogotá, Colombia

Naomi Alcaide Manthey: Land Privatization and Urban Segregation in Bogotá, Colombia

In the 20th century, violent conflicts in the countryside have caused accelerated growth of Colombian cities. Under the influence of neoliberal policies, socioeconomic segregation in Bogotá increased and caused social conflicts. Public measures have tried to address most urgent issues such as the...


Read more at: Nicole Abernethy: The Reintroduction of Rivers and Coastal Marshes in Toronto to Mitigate Flooding Effects: An example of urban adaptation to climate change through ecological restoration

Nicole Abernethy: The Reintroduction of Rivers and Coastal Marshes in Toronto to Mitigate Flooding Effects: An example of urban adaptation to climate change through ecological restoration

The flash flooding events seen in Toronto following the July 2013 storm revealed the extent of the city's vulnerability in the face of climate change related disasters. Reliance on overly engineered and aging water management systems in combination with years of ecological destruction has...


Read more at: Paper in ICCSA Adaptive Zoning for Efficient Transport Modelling

Paper in ICCSA Adaptive Zoning for Efficient Transport Modelling


Read more at: Peninah Mutonga: Lamu Architecture and Urban Development; alternative forms of incorporation

Peninah Mutonga: Lamu Architecture and Urban Development; alternative forms of incorporation

Recent scholarship has focused attention on the challenges of heritage conservation in the twentyfirst century; urging the field to come to terms with globalisation and rapid urbanisation. A global dispute to include social values, cultural practices, economic pressures and intangible elements has...


Read more at: Session5 Patricia L. Mokhtarian

Session5 Patricia L. Mokhtarian


Read more at: Socio-material constructs of domestic energy demand: A study of middle-class housing and household practices in Pakistan- In Focus: the research of PhD student Rihab Khalid

Socio-material constructs of domestic energy demand: A study of middle-class housing and household practices in Pakistan- In Focus: the research of PhD student Rihab Khalid

Energy use in buildings accounts for approximately one-third of global energy consumption and just over half of overall electricity demand. In the Global South, this consumption is predicted to grow nearly three times the rate for developed nations by 2040, under rapid urbanisation, economic...


Read more at: Tahmineh Mokhtari: Study of Climate-responsive Architecture for Urban Residence in Gorgan, Iran: Investigating the Practicality of Traditional Architectural Practices

Tahmineh Mokhtari: Study of Climate-responsive Architecture for Urban Residence in Gorgan, Iran: Investigating the Practicality of Traditional Architectural Practices

Climate responsive building design can play an important role in reducing the energy demand for buildings without compromising modern living standards. A poor building design, which is irrespective to climatic conditions may either create uncomfortable indoor environment or increase the need for...


Read more at: The Construction History 6th Annual Conference Programme

The Construction History 6th Annual Conference Programme


Read more at: The Stone Cottage Joe Croser April 2013

The Stone Cottage Joe Croser April 2013


Read more at: Toby Parsloe: ‘These German Hangars House History, Heartache and Hope’: The Refugee Camp in the former Berlin-Tempelhof Airport

Toby Parsloe: ‘These German Hangars House History, Heartache and Hope’: The Refugee Camp in the former Berlin-Tempelhof Airport

The current refugee camp based in Berlin’s former Tempelhof airport embodies a new manifestation of this already eclectic site. The production and evolution of refugee spaces has become an increasingly debated topic in reaction to their growing prevalence as well as Giorgio Agamben’s provocative...


Read more at: Tools and Technology in Traditional Architecure: a Study of Thin Tile Vaulting - In Focus: the work of MPhil student M.W. Al-Asali

Tools and Technology in Traditional Architecure: a Study of Thin Tile Vaulting - In Focus: the work of MPhil student M.W. Al-Asali

I was a student on MPhil of Architecture and Urban Planning 2015/2016. The MPhil research project focused on the role of technology in traditional construction. My approach to technology was to find solutions that empower the traditional know-how in building practice in the sense that such practice...


Read more at: Towards%20Carbon%20Free%20Construction

Towards%20Carbon%20Free%20Construction


Read more at: Trendbreaking influences of built form upon travel in UK cities

Trendbreaking influences of built form upon travel in UK cities


Read more at: Urban Form and Microclimate: Impacts on outdoor thermal comfort and building energy performance in a high-density, tropical context- In Focus: the research of PhD student Tania Sharmin

Urban Form and Microclimate: Impacts on outdoor thermal comfort and building energy performance in a high-density, tropical context- In Focus: the research of PhD student Tania Sharmin

The unbridled urbanisation in many tropical cities has eradicated the green cover and intensified the vulnerability to climate change. Furthermore, declining air quality caused by the exhausts from traffic and industry and the generation of urban heat islands (UHIs) resulting from the unplanned...


Read more at: Weijia Wei: "The impacts of large regeneration projects on surrounding neighbourhoods: a study of the surrounds of King's Cross Central using online planning application data

Weijia Wei: "The impacts of large regeneration projects on surrounding neighbourhoods: a study of the surrounds of King's Cross Central using online planning application data

Large-scale regeneration projects tend to attract a great deal of attention from the point of view of public policy. Most of the projects are expected to have significant neighbourhood effects in terms of physical and social changes in the surrounding areas. Naturally, planning documents tend to...


Read more at: Ying Jin recent cluster of research papers

Ying Jin recent cluster of research papers