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On Thursday 29th January: the Junction and the University of Cambridge will host a public opening of two built projects by first year undergraduates

20 January 2015

Event details When: Jan 29, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 06:00 PM Where: The Junction, Cambridge, CB1 7GX The public opening will begin with a walk through and project viewing, followed by presentations and discussions and concluded with public performances. For more information please click on the poster below or email .

SECOND CHANCE TO GET A FREE STUDENT NATIONAL ART PASS - If you sign up before January 30th. As part of our partnership with the Art Fund, we're offering History of Art and Architecture students a FREE Student National Art Pass.

13 January 2015

The Student National Art Pass is a 12 month passport to art in the UK that gets you 50% off major exhibitions including Turner at Tate Britain and Constable at the V&A, Plus FREE entry in to 230 charging museums and galleries across the UK. APPLY NOW Sign up to your FREE student National Art Pass before 30 th January...

Excellent 2014 REF results

19 December 2014

In the 2014 REF results, over half of Cambridge Architecture’s research work was rated as World Leading, with 88% World Leading or Internationally Excellent.

'Expanding the definition of architectural work, a husband-and-wife team engages the public in projects ranging from installations to events.' The Architectural Record explores the work of Cambridge graduate Eric Schuldenfrei

9 December 2014

Hosting a dinner for 2,000 senior citizens or teaching 200 children to plant a garden is not most people’s idea of what constitutes architecture. But for Marisa Yiu and Eric Schuldenfrei of the Hong Kong firm ESKYIU, that’s precisely the point. “It was about testing the limits of our audience,” says Yiu of these and other...

Arcsoc's Buskers' Stage will be running again on Saturday 29th November from 6pm until 10pm and on Sunday 30th November from 10am until 2pm.

27 November 2014

Over the past few weeks a team within the student society 'Arcsoc' have teamed up with the homeless charity Winter Comfort to design and build a 'Buskers' Stage' to run alongside a soup kitchen. The project aims to elevate Cambridge musicians and street performers onto the same platform, raising awareness of Cambridge's...

National Public Radio (USA) write an article on research in the department

17 November 2014

National Public Radio

Cities South of Cancer wins CEMEX Award in Mexico

12 November 2014

The Sombrerete Community Centre, in Querétaro (Mexico), received the First Prize in the Servicios y Asistencia Pública category of the 2014 CEMEX Awards. The Project is part of an ongoing collaboration between Cities South of Cancer (University of Cambridge) and Taller Activo (TEC Monterrey in Querétaro, Mexico), led by...

RIBA President’s Award for Outstanding Master’s Degree Thesis is awarded to Stephen Gage

10 November 2014

The RIBA President’s Awards for Research , established to “promote and champion high-quality research and encourage its dissemination to the profession,” awarded Stephen Gage for his thesis Repurposed Pasts? Architecture and Identity in the Gothic Revival University.

Bamboo workshop hosted by Natural Materials and Structures Research Group

5 November 2014

On the 30th of October 2014, Bhavna Sharma and Elizabeth Wagemann led a Bamboo Workshop for 30 architecture and engineering undergraduate students in the Architectural Engineering: Building Innovation course, jointly offered by the Architecture and Engineering departments at the University of Cambridge. Some of the...

PhD student Richard Butler has been awarded The Hawksmoor Medal by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain for an essay on the Irish courthouse.

28 October 2014

The winner will receive an inscribed bronze medal featuring a relief portrait of Nicholas Hawksmoor based on the bust of the architect by John Cheere. The medal will be presented at the Society's Annual Lecture with a cash prize of £400. The winning essay will also be considered for publication in the Society's journal...