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'Would you live in a city made of bones?': a new Research Horizons feature on the work of Dr Michael Ramage and Dr Michelle Oyen (Engineering)

6 June 2016

Most cities built from concrete and steel are not sustainable due to the high energy consumption inherent in the facture of the materials. Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel and make more sustainable versions of these commonly used building materials, Ramage and Oyen advocate starting from scratch with entirely new...

Future of Cities: Happy Mondays (and everyday): a new Research Horizons feature about the work of Professor Koen Steemers and Dr Jamie Anderson

2 June 2016

The research presented in the article relating to cities and wellbeing is the result of a collaboration between Professor Koen Steemers and Dr Jamie Anderson (Department of Architecture) with Dr David Ogilvie (UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research) and Dr Manjinder Sandhu (Department of Medecine). The article focuses...

Remembering Chernobyl: London's First Wooden Church Since 1666

25 May 2016

Tszwai So, an architect with Spheron Architects and currently a student on the MSt in Building History, is curating an exhibition at this year’s London Festival of Architecture entitled ‘Remembering Chernobyl: London's First Wooden Church since 1666’. Designed as a memorial to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the...

EPSRC DTP PhD Studentships in the Department of Architecture

24 May 2016

The Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge is a world leader in architectural and urban research. All PhD students become members of the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, the research arm of the Department. Martin Centre projects typically cross traditional research boundaries, engaging...

The Department is ranked top of the Guardian University League Tables by subject 2017

23 May 2016

The Department has beaten the likes of Bath and UCL to come top of the league table for Architecture in the Guardian University League Table by subject 2017. Cambridge University also tops the table overall this year. Click here for the full league table.

Researchers from Cambridge University’s Department of Architecture are working with PLP Architecture and engineers Smith and Wallwork on the future development of tall timber buildings in central London

14 April 2016

The use of timber as a structural material in tall buildings is an area of emerging interest for its variety of potential benefits; the most obvious being that it is a renewable resource, unlike prevailing construction methods which use concrete and steel. The research is also investigating other potential benefits, such...

Department ranked 9th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject

13 April 2016

Cambridge Department of Architecture among world leaders in architecture education. The Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge has been listed by the QS World Rankings as being one of the top ten schools of architecture in the world, alongside institutions in the US, China and Europe. It is one of only...

MAUS student Nicole Abernethy was cox of the winning Blondie boat race crew

29 March 2016

Can we Quake-Proof a City?: new BBC Radio documentary featuring Dr Emily So

23 March 2016

You can read the the full text of the documentary here .

We are delighted to announce that the established and world-leading IDBE masters course for built environment professionals, run by the Departments of Engineering and Architecture for over twenty years, is being revised, revitalised and enhanced

16 March 2016

The new course will be designed to take advantage of the many exciting new initiatives in infrastructure and the built environment in both departments. No applications will be accepted for entry in September 2016 while the course is rewritten, and all potential applicants are invited to apply in 2017. Existing cohorts will...