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Read more at: Irit Katz, the Academic Director of the newly established Hannah Arendt Consortium, invites all to participate in the launch event Hannah Arendt and Common Worldbuilding in a New Age of Extremes

Irit Katz, the Academic Director of the newly established Hannah Arendt Consortium, invites all to participate in the launch event Hannah Arendt and Common Worldbuilding in a New Age of Extremes

24 September 2024

Hannah Arendt and Common Worldbuilding in a New Age of Extremes Consortium Launch Event Keynote by Bonnie Honig 26-27 September 2024 at the University of Cambridge Join us for a two-day event for the launch of the Hannah Arendt Consortium on Crises and Political Transformation . The consortium is dedicated to confronting...


Read more at: Sutton Trust Summer School in Architecture, 2024

Sutton Trust Summer School in Architecture, 2024

4 September 2024

The Department would like to thank and congratulate all students who took part in this year’s Sutton Trust Summer School in Architecture. In just a week, students learned basic drawing and modelling techniques, and designed a project of their own. The brief this year asked students to devise a new folly for Hobson’s...


Read more at: Possible Landscapes: Debut Screening of new film by Assistant Professor Dr Tao Dufour will take place at Cornell University on September 25th 2024

Possible Landscapes: Debut Screening of new film by Assistant Professor Dr Tao Dufour will take place at Cornell University on September 25th 2024

3 September 2024

The film is a collaboration between a documentary filmmaker, Kanan Arunasalam and two professors, Tao DuFour (Architecture) a spatial theorist and Natalie Melas (Comparative Literature) a postcolonial comparatist and scholar of Caribbean thought, Possible Landscapes is the outcome of the team research project, “Possible...


Read more at: The Department congratulates Julia Cabanas, Alfred Yeung, Laxmi Andrews and Chloe Shang on being named in the lastest cohort of New Architecture Writers

The Department congratulates Julia Cabanas, Alfred Yeung, Laxmi Andrews and Chloe Shang on being named in the lastest cohort of New Architecture Writers

31 July 2024

We are very delighted to report that four of the nine members of the New Architecture Writers cohort 2024 come from our Department. New Architecture Writers is a free programme for emerging design writers, developing the journalistic skill, editorial connections and critical voice of its participants. N.A.W. focuses on...


Read more at: 'Hello, House' at Kettle's Yard ran from the 4th to the 7th of July - a body of work presented by ARCSOC, the University of Cambridge Architecture Society

'Hello, House' at Kettle's Yard ran from the 4th to the 7th of July - a body of work presented by ARCSOC, the University of Cambridge Architecture Society

25 July 2024

The opening night saw over 400 guests and was a massive celebration of all the students of this Department! ARCSOC is the University of Cambridge Architecture Society. With over two hundred student members, and over fifty committee members, ARCSOC is a group of young creatives starting their careers as designers...


Read more at: On the 18th July Dr Sofia Singler, Dr Darshil Shah and a current undergradute student will be running an Admissions Clinic for Architecture and Design for prospective applicants.

On the 18th July Dr Sofia Singler, Dr Darshil Shah and a current undergradute student will be running an Admissions Clinic for Architecture and Design for prospective applicants.

12 July 2024

The event takes place from 4-5pm on Zoom. For more information visit: https://undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/architecture-and-design-st-johns-subject-admissions-clinic#:~:text=These%20Subject%20Admissions%20Clinics%20are,undergraduate%20student%20in%20the%20subject… .


Read more at: On the 16th July Dr Darshil Shah will be engaging with Teachers and Mentors at the “Teachers and Advisers’ Conference 2024” to present the new Design course

On the 16th July Dr Darshil Shah will be engaging with Teachers and Mentors at the “Teachers and Advisers’ Conference 2024” to present the new Design course

12 July 2024

The event will take pace from 1:35pm at St John’s College, Cambridge. For more information visit: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/teachers/teachers-and-advisers-conference


Read more at: UNFOLD - Discussing Decolonisation in Architecture Education in the UK 

UNFOLD - Discussing Decolonisation in Architecture Education in the UK 

9 July 2024

The first publication of UNFOLD - Discussing Decolonisation in Architecture Education in the UK was launched at the ARCSOC Exhibition which ran from 4-7 July. The booklet is the outcome of an UNFOLD workshop held in Spring 2023 with architectural education institutions from across the UK to discuss what decolonisation...


Read more at: Congratulations to Dr Ronita Bardhan on being named a highly commended finalist in the Top 50 Women in Engineering

Congratulations to Dr Ronita Bardhan on being named a highly commended finalist in the Top 50 Women in Engineering

4 July 2024

The list was compiled by the Women's Engineering Society and the full list can be found here: https://www.wes.org.uk/we50-awards/we50-2024-enhanced-by-engineering/


Read more at: The Department congratulates Architecture student Edward Carden on being awarded the First-Class Sir Arthur Arnold Scholarship by Girton College

The Department congratulates Architecture student Edward Carden on being awarded the First-Class Sir Arthur Arnold Scholarship by Girton College

4 July 2024

The award is given in recognition of sustained academic achievement. On this achievement, Edward writes that; "Girton College, University of Cambridge has been such a wonderful home for these last three years. Such a strong foundation has allowed me to make truly special memories during my time. I am also incredibly...