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The ArcSoc Student Show 2022 has been reviewed in the Architect's Journal

28 July 2022

student-show_index_cambridge-1600x1067.jpg Image credit: ARCSOC The End of Year Exhibition took place at the Barge House, Oxo Tower, London from the 7-10th July. Read the full review by Jon Astbury here: ‘Assessing post-Covid landscapes’: Cambridge University Student Show 2022 (architectsjournal.co.uk)

UNFOLD website of Decolonising Architecture in Cambridge was launched at the 2022 Arcsoc Summer Show

11 July 2022

All talks and other initiatives are now online to what will be a continuous work in progress and an ongoing collaboration of students and academics in the Department. Please visit: https://www.decolonise.space/

MAUD Alumna Patricia Mato-Mora invited speaker at Material Matters: Clay

4 July 2022

MAUD Alumna Patricia Mato-Mora was invited as a speaker at Watts Gallery as part of the Material Matters series to discuss her practice and in particular her work with clay. Material Matters is an initiative through which members of the Royal Society of Sculptors members share their knowledge and skillset. For this new...

'The Sun Never Knew How Great it is Until it Struck the Side of a building' a Daylight Talk by the renowned architectural professor Dean Hawkes is now available to watch on YouTube

20 June 2022

View the talk here: https://youtu.be/uVrwH4s8CHY

The final episode of the Science, Policy and Climate Resilience podcast with Prof. Emily So is out now

20 June 2022

For the new 4-part mini-series - Science, Policy and Climate Resilience - Host Rob Doubleday is joined by new Co-Host Emily So, Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Cambridge. Season 6 is focusing on the race to resilience global climate campaign and how to accelerate climate priorities after COP26. In the...

The Department would like to congratulate PhD student Ana Gatoo on winning one of the 12 Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) PhD Awards for outstanding research and potential

13 June 2022

Ana is a PhD student with the Centre for Natural Material Innovation and won the award for her research into digital timber technologies. For more information visit: https://www.csar.org.uk/student-awards/2022/

The first episode of a new podcast series co-hosted by Dr Emily So with Dr Rob Doubleday of the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) is out now

23 May 2022

The episode, entitled ' Science, Policy & Climate Resilience: COP26', is available here: https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/Research-Policy-Engagement/science-and-policy-podcast/science-policy-and-climate-resilience/

Architecture Comes Top in REF

12 May 2022

The Cambridge Department of Architecture has been ranked top by the Times Higher Educational Supplement in the UK’s Research Excellence Framework for research quality in a joint submission with Land Economy, one of four Cambridge University disciplines to have achieved first place in their respective Units of Assessment...

The New Digital Fabrication Laboratory was formally opened on Tuesday 26 April

12 May 2022

The new Digital Fabrication Laboratory in the Dyson Building was formally opened by Professor David Cardwell, Pro Vice Chancellor for Strategy and Planning at the University of Cambridge with speeches from Professor Cardwell and Professor James Campbell, Head of Department The Digital Studio provides access for...

India Wright, who recently completed the MSt in Building History, is the joint winner of this year’s Gus Astley Student Award

21 April 2022

The award, adjudicated by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), recognises the achievement of India’s MSt dissertation which explored Nicholas Barbon’s redevelopment, commencing in 1679, of the Middle Temple, London. In the past year, India’s research formed the basis of a paper she contributed to the...