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Cambridge Sports Centre topped out at West Cambridge

21 Mar 2013

A commemorative plaque has been affixed to a roof girder 17 metres above the floor of Cambridge Sports Centre at the University West Cambridge site...

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Energy efficiency and human behaviour

18 Feb 2013

Are buildings that consume less energy really more energy efficient as a result? As the University of Cambridge begins Switch Off Week, researcher...

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Detail from 'How many millions are starving? Ten' by Vladimir Maiakovskii

A Soviet Design for Life

03 Jul 2012

A unique tour through the Soviet century – via one woman’s extraordinary collection of books, propaganda posters, ration coupons and even cigarette...

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Materials Science topping out

Topping out for Materials Science and Metallurgy Building

18 May 2012

An important phase in the construction of the new £41 million home for the University of Cambridge Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has...

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Alison and building

Opening of Alison Richard Building

18 May 2012

The newest building on the University of Cambridge’s Sidgwick Site has been named in honour of the former Vice-Chancellor.

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Kharaneh shells

From foraging to farming: the 10,000-year revolution

23 Mar 2012

Excavation of 19,000-year-old hunter-gatherer remains, including a vast camp site, is fuelling a reinterpretation of the greatest fundamental shift...

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Two Early Epipalaeolithic structures

Archaeologists discover Jordan’s earliest buildings

18 Feb 2012

Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert, providing archaeologists with a new...

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The Lowry, Salford

Theatres of war: public spending on buildings for the arts

08 Feb 2012

National recommendations for using public money to build arts venues are only succeeding in enforcing a system that is already flawed, a new study...

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Sustainable shells

Sustainable Shells in running for 2010 Earth Awards

19 Aug 2010

An innovative building concept co-created by a University of Cambridge architect has reached the finals of the 2010 Earth Awards.

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Case de Juntas, Gernika

Cultural heritage after conflict

01 May 2010

A collaborative study led by Cambridge is examining the impact on society of the destruction and reconstruction of cultural heritage.

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library light

Libraries and light

01 May 2010

Research in the Department of Architecture aims to reveal the creative potential of light in the design of contemporary libraries.

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City

Energy Efficient Cities initiative

01 Aug 2009

A multidisciplinary initiative is focusing on the complex energy requirements of cities and how they can be reshaped.

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