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MAUS 2025 student John Ngyuen wins the the Robert Bradford Newman Medal for Merit in Architectural Acoustics from Acoustical Society of America for the most innovative dissertation in architectural acoustics

30 October 2025

John Nguyen completed his MPhil in Urban Studies in 2025. His dissertation explored the integration of acoustic metamaterials (AMMs) into architectural design, with the aim of transforming traditional open-plan workplace environments into acoustically optimised, multi-zoned spaces. His research positioned AMMs as pivotal...

A new publication by Dr Irit Katz entitled 'Gaza, Stripped: Displacement, Destruction, and Necro-Humanitarianism' is now out on e-flux Architecture

27 October 2025

We are pleased to announce the publication of Dr Irit Katz’s latest article, “Gaza, Stripped: Displacement, Destruction, and Necro-Humanitarianism,” now available on e-flux Architecture. In this piece, Dr Katz examines the intersections of displacement, destruction, and humanitarian intervention in Gaza, offering a...

We are delighted to announce that Witherford Watson and Mann - led by Cambridge alumni - won the 2025 Stirling Prize for the Appleby Blue Almshouse

21 October 2025

The prize-winning design, Appleby Blue Almshouse, is a project that brings joy to its inhabitants and sets new standards for older people’s housing. Located on the site of a former care home in Bermondsey (South London), the project consciously updates the traditional “almshouse” typology — typically small cottages around...

The Department congratulates MArch student Erin McCaffray on winning the inaugural ‘Design for Regeneration’ student competition

20 October 2025

'Design for Regenration' is a UK‑wide student design competition organised by Planted Community in partnership with software developer Vectorworks. It invites undergraduate students (and recent 2025 graduates) in design‑oriented disciplines (architecture, interior design, landscape, product/industrial/furniture design) to...

Dr Ramit Debnath’s new machine learning research sheds light on how colder climate traps air pollution in cities

17 October 2025

mlcities.png The department congratulates Assistant Professor and Deputy Director (Centre for Human-Inspired AI) Dr Ramit Debnath on the publication of a new research in Atmospheric Environment: X journal that reveals strong links between heating demand and increased air pollution levels in Norwegian Cities. This...

Professor Michael H. Ramage meets His Majesty King Charles III at Circular Bioeconomy Alliance Reception

16 October 2025

Professor Michael H. Ramage, Director of the Centre for Natural Material Innovation (CNMI) at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, attended a reception hosted by His Majesty King Charles III at St James’s Palace on 15 October 2025. The event, organised by the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA...

The Department is delighted to welcome Tina Saaby as our new Sir Arthur Marshall Visiting Professor in Sustainable Urban Design for 2025–2026

6 October 2025

Tina Saaby is a distinguished architect and urban planner known for her leadership in shaping sustainable and healthy cities for people. A graduate of The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, she served as the City Architect of Copenhagen from 2010 to 2019 and as the City Architect of Gladsaxe since 2020 to 2023, and from...

Patrick Smith wins the 2025 Mavis Batey Essay Prize from The Gardens Trust

3 October 2025

Patrick Smith who graduated in 2025 has won the 2025 Mavis Batey Essay Prize from The Gardens Trust, the most prestigious essay prize in the discipline. Patrick says: I am honoured to receive this prize, especially given Batey’s tireless commitment to the preservation of parks and gardens. The subject of my essay – John...

The Public Map Platform project led by Professor Flora Samuel is featured on the cover of The Planner Magazine

1 October 2025

The Planner Magazine goes out to RTPI planners across the globe. The Public Map Platform project starts phase 2 today with £3.1million of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Read the issue here: https://issuu.com/theplanner/docs/the_planner_sept_oct_2025 Read more about the Public Map Platform here...

The Work of Architecture Alum Manon Awst to be featured in an exhibition at Swansea College of Art

24 September 2025

The exhibition is entitled Corsio: Sink and Stick in a Bog and will take place from 22 October – 22 November 2025. Manon Awst’s CORSIO is a culmination of four years’ sculptural research on Welsh peatland. The verb corsio is formed from the Welsh word for bog – cors – meaning to sink and stick in a bog. This is an apt...