Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge

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University of Cambridge Department of Architecture
TypePublic
Established1912
Head of DepartmentProf Flora Samuel
Academic staff
48
Undergraduates 190
Postgraduates 145
Address
1 Scroope Terrace, Cambridge, United Kingdom
CampusUrban
Website arct.cam.ac.uk CDRS

The Department of Architecture is part of the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art in the University of Cambridge. Both Departments are housed in Scroope Terrace on Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

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The department is currently led by Flora Samuel. [1]

Notable alumni and staff

The department has attracted numerous guest lecturers including Louis Kahn, Zaha Hadid, Kenneth Frampton, Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier and Yasmeen Lari.

Alumni

Current and former staff

ARCSOC

ARCSOC is the Department's Architecture Society, hosting club nights, [2] [3] as well as guest lectures and highly popular life-drawing evenings. [4] The society entirely self-funds, organises, and designs the Department's end-of-year exhibition, typically held in London. Reviewing the 2017 edition held at Bargehouse OXO Tower for the Architects' Journal , James Soane praised the "skilful explorations of materiality and narrative" on display. [5] In 2024 the end-of-year exhibition returns to Cambridge and will be held in the Department and Kettle's Yard.

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References

  1. Lowe2021-12-08T06:00:00+00:00, Tom. "Arb approves Cambridge's part 2 architecture apprenticeship". Building Design. Retrieved 21 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "The Cambridge (Tab's) Dictionary of bizarre lingo used only at Cambridge". University of Cambridge. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. "What to wear to ARCSOC X SLIPPED DISC: GLITCH". University of Cambridge. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. "Esther Arthurson: I'm off to ArcSoc life drawing. Guess who the model is?". Varsity Online. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. Soane, James (19 July 2017). "Degree show review: University of Cambridge". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2022.