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Assemble - an architectural collective based in London, are nominated for the Turner Prize 2015.

13 May 2015

Assemble work across the fields of art, architecture and design. They began working together in 2010 and are comprised of 18 members - some of whom studied at Cambridge. Oliver Wainwright , another former student of the department, has written an article about the nomination for the Guardian .

The Department's Outreach Programme Madanyu features in Cambridge News

28 April 2015

Dr Maximilian Bock and Mr Aftab Jalia from the Natural Materials and Structures Group have designed an outreach programme to educate and inspire children to become technology innovators. Using the Raspberry Pi to compose music, make drawings and even build little robots, students find a new creative outlet for their...

On April 3-4 Dr Felipe Hernandez spoke at the 6th Annual Africa Development Conference at Harvard. Speakers included His Excellency President of Niger, Mr Mahamadou Issoufou and Dr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO and Chairman OCP, amongst other renowned participants

23 April 2015

The future of African cities was high on the conference agenda, a topic that was discussed by experts from Uganda and South Africa, and academics from Harvard. Felipe Hernandez, Chair of Cities South of Cancer, represented the University of Cambridge and spoke about the role of design and education in the development of...

Charles Holland to give RIBA East 2015 Spring Lecture - ‘End Of/Start Up’ on Wednesday 29 April 2015, 6pm at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

1 April 2015

For more information about the lecture, please see the Events section.

New publication from The Natural Materials and Structures Group: "Bahay Kawayan, A Transitional House for the Philippines"

23 March 2015

The Natural Materials and Structures Group has published a book entitled 'Bahay Kawayan, A Transitional House for the Philippines'. The book shows in detail the design and construction process of a transitional bamboo house for the Philippines, a country that was affected, in 2013, by Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon...

Sofia Singler is opening an exhibition on Aalto's funerary projects this week at the Alvar Aalto Museum in Jyväskylä, Finland. The exhibition is based on her Bachelor's dissertation from Cambridge supervised by Nick Ray.

23 March 2015

Sofia is our 2015 Cambridge to Yale BASS Scholar and a former BA in Architecture (ARB/RIBA Pt1) student. For further information see here .

'Phenomenologies of the City', a new edited book by Max Sternberg and Henriette Steiner will be released next month.

23 March 2015

'Phenomenologies of the City' documents the contribution of the history and philosophy of the architecture programme at Cambridge to recent thinking about cities. The authors brought together in this volume have all, in one way or another – as students, teachers, or regular interlocutors – been associated with the...

Architecture students’ secure major funding to transform unused buildings on Tottenham Green into a multi-functional space.

18 March 2015

A public consultation held at The Holy Trinity Church, Tottenham revealed emerging plans to reuse and redevelop existing buildings on Tottenham Green. The project will bring a much needed co-working hub, meeting hall and public cafe to an area which has suffered from neglect and civil unrest. The event featured drawings...

UE:EU is hosting a conference and exhibition on the 17th and 18th of March 2015 at the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge to discuss the implications of emergent risks on the built environment and its inhabitants.

9 March 2015

Tuesday 17th March 2015 URBAN GOVERNANCE : CONFLICT & INFORMALITY URBAN UNCERTAINTY : STRESSES & STRAINS & Wednesday 18th March 2015 URBAN COMPLEXITY : STRATEGY & TECHNOLOGY URBAN PSYCHOLOGY : PEOPLE & CRISIS The two day conference will focus on international and interdisciplinary perspectives on risk...

Mary Ann Steane has won the Pilkington Teaching Prize for 2015, awarded by Cambridge University.

9 March 2015

Official titles do not sufficiently convey Mary Ann Steane's deep understanding of and commitment to the problem of how architecture students learn to design. To successfully take on such a personal and subjective discipline requires both a teacher and an enabler: as well as conveying knowledge and experience, one must...

Assemble - an architectural collective based in London, are nominated for the Turner Prize 2015.

The Department's Outreach Programme Madanyu features in Cambridge News

On April 3-4 Dr Felipe Hernandez spoke at the 6th Annual Africa Development Conference at Harvard. Speakers included His Excellency President of Niger, Mr Mahamadou Issoufou and Dr. Mostafa Terrab, CEO and Chairman OCP, amongst other renowned participants

Charles Holland to give RIBA East 2015 Spring Lecture - ‘End Of/Start Up’ on Wednesday 29 April 2015, 6pm at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

New publication from The Natural Materials and Structures Group: "Bahay Kawayan, A Transitional House for the Philippines"

Sofia Singler is opening an exhibition on Aalto's funerary projects this week at the Alvar Aalto Museum in Jyväskylä, Finland. The exhibition is based on her Bachelor's dissertation from Cambridge supervised by Nick Ray.

'Phenomenologies of the City', a new edited book by Max Sternberg and Henriette Steiner will be released next month.

Architecture students’ secure major funding to transform unused buildings on Tottenham Green into a multi-functional space.

UE:EU is hosting a conference and exhibition on the 17th and 18th of March 2015 at the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge to discuss the implications of emergent risks on the built environment and its inhabitants.

Mary Ann Steane has won the Pilkington Teaching Prize for 2015, awarded by Cambridge University.

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