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The design work of our Design Fellows Katie Kasabalis (M.Arch.) and Darius Woo (Second Year Tripos), co-founders of Kasawoo studio, is featured on the cover of 'dwell: The Generations issue'

13 February 2026

Katie is currently co-leading the Fourth and Fifth Years in the M.Arch Design Studio unit Down to Earth (with Giles Smith, Assemble). Read more about The Root , an adapt and extend holiday house, as featured in the article, moving away from the local concrete industry and based on prefabrication and land-preservation...

'What environmental psychology tells about incorporating nature to improve healthcare design': new article published in RIBAJ by alum Marta Saniewska

11 February 2026

In this latest piece for RIBAJ, our architecture alum Marta Saniewska explores how environmental psychology is reshaping the way we design healthcare environments. From landmark studies showing that patients with views of nature recover faster, to contemporary research underpinning biophilic design, the evidence is clear...

The Department congratulates PhD student Maoran Sun for publishing cutting edge research in Nature Portfolio

9 February 2026

Maoran Sun is a final year PhD student working at the Sustainable Design Group under supervision of Professor Ronita Bardhan . His research uses multimodal urban big data to understand energy efficiency . This research is done in collaboration with University of Glasgow, UK.

Call for Abstracts: Conference on Situated Imagination and Imaginaries for Urban Futures, to be held on July 17, 2026 at the Department of Architecture

5 February 2026

Calling all scholars from architecture, urban studies, and the humanities and the social sciences more broadly! We are excited to announce an upcoming Conference on Situated Imagination and Imaginaries for Urban Futures, to be held on July 17, 2026 at the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge. This conference...

Dr Matteo Zallio presented the 'Inclusive Design Canvas' at the Davos Neurodiversity Summit

23 January 2026

The Inclusive Design Canvas, developed through years of research at the University of Cambridge, was recently showcased at the Davos Neurodiversity Summit, held alongside the World Economic Forum. The tool was presented as a practical, evidence-based framework for translating inclusive values into concrete design action...

The Department congratulates MAUS 2023 alumna Cuicheng Zhang on publishing her research in Energy Policy, Elsevier

5 January 2026

The department congratulates Cuicheng Zhang (MAUS, 23) on publishing her MPhil dissertation research in the prestigious Energy Policy Journal. Her research used machine learning to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic factors, building characteristics, energy efficiency and environmental impact in London's...

The Department is delighted to announce that PhD students Nicholas Frayne and Thomas Joashi received the Hawksmoor Medal and commendation for the Hawksmoor medal respectively

19 December 2025

The prize is awarded by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain to encourage new and unpublished entrants to the field of architectural history, the Society's Essay Medal is awarded annually to the author of the best essay submitted in competition and is open to British and international graduate students...

Policy Workshop Explores Urban Rental Housing and Climate Resilience in Nairobi

18 December 2025

On 9 December, Professor Minna Sunikka-Blank and Dr Irit Katz , together with Dr Nkatha Gichyua and Musau Kimeu from the University of Nairobi, hosted a policy workshop on Urban Rental Housing and Climate Resilience. The event had contributions from UN-Habitat and the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), bringing...

The department congratulates Dr Ramit Debnath, Assistant Professor on receiving Best AI Paper Honorable Mentions Award at NeurIPS 2025 in USA and delivering a keynote at NeurIPS@Cam 2025

16 December 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Ramit Debnath , Assistant Professor, for his role in the award-winning AI design research paper “Personality Illusion: Revealing Dissociation Between Self-Reports & Behavior in LLMs” presented at NeurIPS 2025 . The study highlights a critical gap in LLM evaluations: personality questionnaires and...

Alumnus Alvin Lam Recognised in 2025 RIBA President’s Dissertation Medal Awards

3 December 2025

Alvin Lam has been awarded a Commendation in the Dissertation Medal category of the 2025 RIBA President’s Dissertation Medal Awards for his dissertation entitled 'Bricks, Railings, Umbrellas: A Study of Barricade Lineage and Practice in 2019 Hong Kong.' Lam’s dissertation, supervised by Professor Max Sternberg , offers a...