Cambridge Architecture
Cambridge Architecture School
The Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge is an exciting and stimulating place to study. Regularly lauded as one of the leading architecture schools in the world, our carefully regulated student numbers ensure that each student’s progress can be closely cultivated by world-renowned researchers and ground-breaking practitioners. Our supportive community atmosphere gives students the opportunity to take risks in pushing the boundaries of the field and to extend their own abilities in exciting new directions. We offer an exciting…
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The Architectural Technology and Design curriculum provides students with opportunities to apply the techniques of sustainability and energy efficient construction to large and small scale design projects. Students pursue careers in the design, engineering, and building performance sectors of the building industry and those interested in becoming registered design professionals use their portfolio of work to continue studies at the graduate level in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and engineering. Design Culture Students in…
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In the 2014 Research Excellent Framework, Cambridge Architecture’s research work was ranked 1st in the UK, achieving the highest proportion of combined World Leading research. 88% of the research produced by the Department was rated as World Leading or Internationally Excellent (Unit of Assessment 16: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning). This consolidates our top ranking established in the previous Research Assessment Exercise of 2008. This two year course uniquely combines a professional course; that is, an ARB/RIBA Part 2 course with…
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Located half a mile from the city centre, Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) is an innovative collaboration between Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and The University of Manchester (UoM), uniting two schools of architecture with over 100 years of educational experience to create one of the largest architecture schools in the UK. Architectural research at the MSA is intrinsically interdisciplinary and broadly conceived, encompassing areas as diverse as urban design, urban development, ecological and landscape design and the conservation…
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Students at Leeds Metropolitan University have voted overwhelmingly against changing their university name to Leeds Beckett . An online referendum held last month by the Leeds Metropolitan student union prompted 1, 265 students to vote against the proposed name change compared to just 279 who backed it, out of 28, students. It means that the issue will now be raised at the board of trustees meeting which will be held next week. The outcome has been hailed by leading campaigner Joshua Malpass-Clark who said it displayed what the “lifeblood of this…
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Cambridge is the country’s most beautiful historic city. Its elegant centre is framed by architectural triumphs, surrounded by green spaces and home to the University of Cambridge’s world-famous colleges. Cambridge lives and breathes its past in its present; wander through the winding streets and follow in the steps of the city’s luminaries including Charles Darwin, Alfred Tennyson and Sylvia Plath to name but a few. Poets, philosophers, scientists, medics, engineers, prime ministers and Nobel Peace Prize winners have all left their mark here. Pay…
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The School was founded in 1915 as the Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and was the first to produce women graduate training in these two professions, coordinated under a single faculty. Due to Harvard University s policy of a male institution, the school ran as a little experiment in the office of Henry Frost, professor of architectural design at Harvard University, with only nine to twelve students, all women. In 1924 it was incorporated under Massachusetts law as an educational institution. In 1934 the School was…
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“Name That House!” was originally published in Yankee Magazine Whether they come as leaf peepers, antiques hunters, or Freedom Trailers, travelers in New England frequently find themselves gawking at houses. And no wonder. With 370 years of settlement behind it, New England hosts a collection of architectural styles that is older and more varied than in any other part of the country. We probably know more about old houses than we realize. Because we see houses every day and know them from our history lessons, most of us carry around in our heads…
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Faculty members at ACSA full-member programs, affiliate members, and supporting members, receive print copies of the journal as part of their membership. The journal is available online via the ACSA website, where members may access issues directly. Libraries, individuals, and organizations interested in subscribing may do so through Taylor & Francis. Aa a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the JAE endorses its “Best Practices” as do its publishers. By submitting one s work for review and publication, all authors attest…
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Our woven wire mesh is a canvas, a blank slate that can be transformed into the endless possibilities of your design ideas. Cambridge Architectural’s fundamental platform is to be open to your ideas, assisting you through the entire process to create stunning architecture that is not only completely original, but functional as well. We use the design-build approach and begin by partnering with the architects, the building owners, and the contractors, in the conceptual design phase. We can help identify the most beneficial functions of our mesh systems…
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