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Read more at: Former Department Lecturer Lorna McNeur's Architectural Model Acquired by MoMA

Former Department Lecturer Lorna McNeur's Architectural Model Acquired by MoMA

28 July 2025

We are delighted to share that a pedagogical model by former lecturer and Emeritus Fellow, Lorna McNeur,has been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York for its permanent collection. The model, created in 1976 during Lorna’s first year of architectural study at The Cooper Union, is her interpretation of the...

Read more at: We are delighted to announce an exhibition about Chilean architect José Cruz Ovalle to be held in King’s College Chapel between 1st and 28 September 2025

We are delighted to announce an exhibition about Chilean architect José Cruz Ovalle to be held in King’s College Chapel between 1st and 28 September 2025

23 July 2025

Felipe Hernández, Director of the M.Phil in Architecture and Urban Studies has organised an exhibition of the work of Chilean Architect José Cruz Ovalle. This is an exceptional opportunity to discover the work of a remarkable Latin American architect. The exhibition is to be held in the Chapel at King's College Cambridge...

Read more at: In Memoriam - Professor Andrew Saint 

In Memoriam - Professor Andrew Saint 

21 July 2025

The Faculty is sad to report that Andrew Saint passed away peacefully on Wednesday 16 July after a long fight with illness. Andrew was appointed as a Professor in the Department in 1995, teaching architectural history. He had already a published Richard Norman Shaw (1976); Image of an Architect (1983); T owards a Social...

Read more at: Assistant Professor Fiona Smyth Shortlisted for Book Prizes

Assistant Professor Fiona Smyth Shortlisted for Book Prizes

17 July 2025

The Department of Architecture is delighted to share that Assistant Professor Fiona Smyth has been shortlisted for several book awards for Pistols in St Paul’s : Science, Music, and Architecture in the Twentieth Century: The book has been shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion: https://www.sahgb.org.uk/...

Read more at: Architecture Alum Christie Swallow Featured in New Design Museum Exhibition

Architecture Alum Christie Swallow Featured in New Design Museum Exhibition

14 July 2025

We are proud to share that Christie Swallow (Architecture, 2020) has been selected as one of the featured residents in the Design Museum’s 2024/25 Design Researchers in Residence programme , culminating in the exhibition Artificial , open from 17 June to 21 September 2025 . Swallow, who recently completed a residency with...

Read more at: New Research Paper: Investigating Visual Stress Within Family and Domestic Violence Refuges in Australia

New Research Paper: Investigating Visual Stress Within Family and Domestic Violence Refuges in Australia

23 June 2025

Heather Mitcheltree, Cleo Valentine, Ian Hosking, Koen Steemers, Minna Sunikka-Blank and Arnold Wilkins have published a recent journal artice on visual stress within family and domestic violence refuges in Australia. This study introducing a new approach to trauma-informed design and examines how visual elements in family...

Read more at: Dr Michal Gath-Morad awarded prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship

Dr Michal Gath-Morad awarded prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship

20 June 2025

The Department warmly congratulates Dr Michal Gath-Morad, Assistant Professor in Architecture and Spatial Cognition, on being awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship (2026–2028) through the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme. Hosted by Prof. Klaus Gramann at the Berlin Mobile Brain/Body Imaging Lab (BeMoBIL), TU Berlin, Dr...

Read more at: Professor Flora Samuel is speaking at the Campaign for Healthy Homes afternoon tea at the House of Lords, led by the Town and Country Planning Association and sponsored by Lord Crisp

Professor Flora Samuel is speaking at the Campaign for Healthy Homes afternoon tea at the House of Lords, led by the Town and Country Planning Association and sponsored by Lord Crisp

20 June 2025

Professor Samuel also contributed to their Healthy Homes Photobook. This is an important event as the House of Lords will be voting on a Healthy Homes amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill the next day.

Read more at: Professor Flora Samuel will be talking at Sustainable Futures: Delivering a Regional Sustainability Vision at Anglia Ruskin University on 17 June

Professor Flora Samuel will be talking at Sustainable Futures: Delivering a Regional Sustainability Vision at Anglia Ruskin University on 17 June

9 June 2025

The event is a cross-sectoral investigation into building a sustainable future for the region. To register for the event visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainable-futures-delivering-a-regional-sustainability-vision-tickets-1273861446879

Read more at: Associate Professor Irit Katz has published 'Lethal humanitarianism: why violence at Gaza aid centres should not come as a surprise' in The Conversation

Associate Professor Irit Katz has published 'Lethal humanitarianism: why violence at Gaza aid centres should not come as a surprise' in The Conversation

4 June 2025

Read the full article here: https://theconversation.com/lethal-humanitarianism-why-violence-at-gaza-aid-centres-should-not-come-as-a-surprise-257908?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

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