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We are pleased to announce that the newest issue of Scroope: The Cambridge Architecture Journal, ‘Arch-ademy’ will be available to order on Monday 29th November 2021

29 November 2021

Find us in the Gallery, Scroope Terrace from 2pm. Scroope is the annual architecture journal of the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge. Since its inception in 1989, Scroope has offered a platform for research and debate on architectural and urban theory and practice. The launch event will feature: -...

We are please to announce that Felipe Hernández has published a second book on decolonial theory with Fernando Lara: “Spatial Concepts for Decolonizing the Americas”

22 November 2021

The volume contributes to the debate about decolonising Architecture presenting cutting edge research and case studies throughout the Americas. For further details visit: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-7387-1

The Faculty of Architecture & History of Art welcomes applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Scheme, 2021-22 competition

4 November 2021

The Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship is a highly prestigious, fiercely competitive, post-doctoral award for researchers who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers, but who have a proven record of research. The expectation is that Fellows should undertake a significant piece of publishable work during...

The Department of Architecture is present at COP26:

1 November 2021

12th November: Dr Ronita Bardhan will be hosting a roundtable at COP26 in Glasgow on “Decarbonising future affordable housing - Solving the Health, energy and poverty nexus ” from 10:00-12:30PM GMT This event is integral to furthering the aims and trajectories of Decarbonising future affordable and slum transitional...

Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin, Course Leader of the MSt Architecture Apprenticeship, has been short-listed for the William MB Berger prize for British Art History

25 October 2021

The nomination was for Dr Brittain-Catlin's recent book entitled T'he Edwardians and their Houses'. For more information visit: https://britishartjournal.co.uk/

Urban Design Seminar: Teaching Urban Design: A Hands-on Experience - Professor John G Ellis

21 October 2021

Wednesday 27 October 2021 5:00-6:30 PM Seminar Room 1 & 2 John Garrett Ellis (FAIA, RIBA Marshall Visiting Professor of Sustainable Urban Design, 2012) Prof John G Ellis is an Anglo Californian architect, urban designer and teacher. He will speak about his experience teaching the Master of Urban Design Program at UC...

The MSt Building History course will be holding an online Open Day on Thursday 11 November

12 October 2021

The course will start at 14:00 and the Course Director, Dr Adam Menuge, will discuss all aspects of the course, followed by a questions and answers session. If you would like to attend, please contact the Building History Administrator, Alex Lumley, at ael45@cam.ac.uk to book a place.

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...

The Department is delighted to be top of the 2022 Guardian University subject rankings list for Architecture

13 September 2021

Rather than judging courses on a purely academic basis, the Guardian rankings focus on things that are important to students such as satisfaction levels with teaching and career prospects. Courses are given eight different scores which form a total out of 100 and Cambridge has scored the maximum amount for Architecture...

Out now! A book by Emeritus Professor Robin Spence and Dr Emily So on Why Do Buildings Collapse in Earthquakes?: Building for Safety in Seismic Areas

7 September 2021

The book delivers an insightful and comprehensive analysis of the key lessons taught by building failures during earthquakes around the world. The book uses empirical evidence to describe the successes of earthquake engineering and disaster preparedness, as well as the failures that may have had tragic consequences. https...