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Read more at: Assistant Professor Dr. Michal Gath-Morad and Professor Koen Steemers awarded CambridgeZero grant to establish a Mobile Living Lab (MLL) to Enhance occupancy-energy synergy within collaborative spaces across Cambridge's historic estate buildings

Assistant Professor Dr. Michal Gath-Morad and Professor Koen Steemers awarded CambridgeZero grant to establish a Mobile Living Lab (MLL) to Enhance occupancy-energy synergy within collaborative spaces across Cambridge's historic estate buildings

18 December 2023

Assistant Professor Dr. Michal Gath-Morad and Professor Koen Steemers awarded CambridgeZero grant to establish a Mobile Living Lab (MLL) to Enhance occupancy-energy synergy within collaborative spaces across Cambridge's historic estate buildings ; The project employs a mixed-methods approach, comprising IoT sensors, a...


Read more at: The latest issue of Scroope Journal 'The Quotidian and the Enchanted' is now available to download

The latest issue of Scroope Journal 'The Quotidian and the Enchanted' is now available to download

15 December 2023

scroope_32_the_quotidian_and_the_enchanted_webpage.jpg Scroope 32 Theme : The Quotidian and the Enchanted Editors in Chief : Fatma Mhmood and Heather Mitcheltree Editors : Jerry Chow, Joshua Dimasaka, Hamideh Farahmandian, Juliet Harrison-Egan, Noor Mazhar and Michael Salka Design and Art Direction : Sam Aitkenhead...


Read more at: A major research project led by Head of Department Professor Flora Samuel on 'Community Consultation for Quality of Life' publishes reports revealing inadequacy and inconsistency of planning and community engagement processes across the UK

A major research project led by Head of Department Professor Flora Samuel on 'Community Consultation for Quality of Life' publishes reports revealing inadequacy and inconsistency of planning and community engagement processes across the UK

12 December 2023

flors-research-carousel.png The Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project underway in Cardiff (credit: Peter Evans) The study, which is the biggest of its kind into community engagement in the planning process, surveyed 900 people across the four nations and 69% of those surveyed have never taken part in a...


Read more at: The Department welcomes new Visiting Professor Harbinder Singh Birdi

The Department welcomes new Visiting Professor Harbinder Singh Birdi

8 December 2023

Having lectured and taught at the University for several years, Harbinder will now be advising and teaching on the new Design Tripos degree (MDes ) course. Harbinder is an Architect and Creative Director of Birdi & Partners, a London based consultancy that provides design advisory services to government bodies...


Read more at: Dr. Matteo Zallio, with a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and University of Campania, published a recent article in the renowned Strategic Design Research Journal

Dr. Matteo Zallio, with a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and University of Campania, published a recent article in the renowned Strategic Design Research Journal

6 December 2023

The article illustrates an exploratory framework to deliver human-environment interactions by arguing that the design of our surroundings significantly shapes human behavior and relationships. As technology integrates into spaces, it brings both benefits and challenges. This article delves into the intersection of learning...


Read more at: "Breaking Barriers: Advancing Inclusive Architectural Design": Dr. Matteo Zallio's study recently published in the Architectural Science Review journal delves into challenges hindering Inclusive Design (ID) integration in architecture

"Breaking Barriers: Advancing Inclusive Architectural Design": Dr. Matteo Zallio's study recently published in the Architectural Science Review journal delves into challenges hindering Inclusive Design (ID) integration in architecture

16 November 2023

The survey results expose gaps in client awareness and tools for ID. Key challenges include project budgets and limited client understanding. The study underscores the practitioner's role as an advocate, highlighting a need for continuous education. With a focus on developing post-occupancy evaluation tools, the research...


Read more at: Timothy Brittain-Catlin’s book 'Edwin Rickards' is published on November 15 by Liverpool University Press in association with the Victorian Society and Historic England

Timothy Brittain-Catlin’s book 'Edwin Rickards' is published on November 15 by Liverpool University Press in association with the Victorian Society and Historic England

15 November 2023

The book tells the unusual story of this very charismatic Edwardian baroque architect whose buildings were described by Sir John Summerson as ‘fizzing like champagne’. Rickards won the competition to design Cardiff City Hall in 1897, in partnership with Henry Vaughan Lanchester and James Stewart, when he was 25. His few...


Read more at: The Department congratulates MArch student Ieva Davulyte on being awarded a special mention for the AIAUK Noel Hill Award for the project 'Shanghai in Vilnius'

The Department congratulates MArch student Ieva Davulyte on being awarded a special mention for the AIAUK Noel Hill Award for the project 'Shanghai in Vilnius'

10 November 2023

The award is annually to a Part 2 student that has undertaken outstanding and original research during their studies. The judges commended Ieva Davulyte's work, saying that the project's 'intention to understand existing communities, associated method of research, and investigation into the architect's role in maintenance...


Read more at: Urban Room Project Research Associate Ruchit Purohit has participated in a workshop held by ‘Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination’ with a group of young residents of Cambridge aged 11-25 on ‘what makes a place?’

Urban Room Project Research Associate Ruchit Purohit has participated in a workshop held by ‘Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination’ with a group of young residents of Cambridge aged 11-25 on ‘what makes a place?’

9 November 2023

Find out more here: http://www.cambridgecandi.org.uk/news/what-makes-place-0


Read more at: The Department would like to congratulate MArch student Melis Gurdal, on winning the AIAUK Noel Hill Award for the project 'The Water Caravanserais of Anatolia'

The Department would like to congratulate MArch student Melis Gurdal, on winning the AIAUK Noel Hill Award for the project 'The Water Caravanserais of Anatolia'

6 November 2023

Presented annually to a Part 2 student that has undertaken outstanding and original research during their studies. The award is not limited by topic or location and offers £3,000 towards the continuation of independent research beyond the end of the academic year. The judges said of Melis Gurdal's project: "The Water...