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PhD student Rashid Bin Shabib co-produced the research and accompanyting publication for the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the Venice Biennale which won the prestigious Golden Lion Award

28 September 2021

The National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates in the Venice Architecture Biennale has researched an environmentally-friendly alternative to cement inspired by the UAE’s which was made from salts and minerals inspired by the UAE’s salt flats The book that accompanied the project, entitled 'The Anatomy of Sabkhas', was...

Opening of Cambridge Year One students live build project for Empty Urban Common Garden

14 November 2018

The Year One students worked incredibly hard to produce the vertical elements of the future meeting space for the garden from recycled materials. Eight groups of students designed and built the eight wall elements to a distinctive brief including the provision of storage, seating and views into the garden. Five of the...

Year One live build project: Common Room

6 November 2018

Year One would like to invite you to join us for the lunchtime opening of this year’s live building project at the Empty Common Community Garden on Monday 12 November 2018 . The elements designed by the students will be on display between 1-2pm . The students have created a blog page about their project https://cb2029...

A Space to Study: First Year Live Build Project 2017

13 November 2017

Each year, first year students spend their first term at the department designing and building a live project, working to a brief set by a local organisation. Previous projects have seen students build play equipment for the University of Cambridge primary school; install an interactive percussion wall at the Cambridge...

100 years of Research and Practice

8 November 2012

The ‘100 Years: Research and Practice’ Symposium held at the Gillespie Centre in Clare College on the 17 th September 2012 was organised to celebrate the Department of Architecture’s unique contribution to architectural research and its relationship with architectural practice on the occasion of the centenary of the school...

100 for the 100th

16 July 2012

100 alumni attended a lunch at Queens' College to celebrate the centenary of the Department.

PhD student Rashid Bin Shabib co-produced the research and accompanyting publication for the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the Venice Biennale which won the prestigious Golden Lion Award

Opening of Cambridge Year One students live build project for Empty Urban Common Garden

Year One live build project: Common Room

A Space to Study: First Year Live Build Project 2017

100 years of Research and Practice

100 for the 100th

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