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Cambridge Building Tour Guide to the city's key buildings: Cambridge Architecture This is the Cambridge guide in full, with all image thumbnails included (ie slower to donwload/navigate but it's all here): All buildings in alphabetical order Allies & Morrison building: University of Cambridge - Faculty of English Sidgwick Site, 2004 Bingo Hall, 1930 - Hobson St Art Deco architecture - converted cinema opposite Christ's College Casson, Conder & Partners - Arts Faculties Campus: University of Cambridge Sidgwick Site, 1959-61 Christ's College - entry Christ's College - new King St building, Architects Design Partnership, 1993: Postmodern shops with student accommodation above, overly fussy. Churchill College - Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners, 1959-68 Competition winner, beating Stirling & Gowan, Chamberlin, Powell & Bon and Howell, Killick & Partridge; Judges included Sir Leslie Martin and Sir Basil Spence. Leslie Martin designed Harvey Court with Colin St John Wilson, a seminal Modern building; Basil Spence also designed a Cambridge building, at Queens' College. Stirling went on to work on the History Faculty for the University of Cambridge whilst Chamberlin, Powell & Bon worked on New Hall College. Churchill College - Fellows' Houses Churchill College - buildings by Henning Larsen Clare College - Memorial Court buildings. The central octagonal building (left of picture) 1984-85, is surrounded by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's severe court of 1923-34. Located beyond the River Cam across The Backs from the old Clare College. Institute of Criminology Building - Allies & Morrison: University of Cambridge Sidgwick Site 2005 Darwin College, Extension - Dixon Jones Architects Downing College, photo centre of Quinlan Terry building Emmanuel College - The Queen's Building 1996 Another building by Michael Hopkins Architects - Dynamic Earth Emmanuel College - Chapel by Christopher Wren, 1668-74 Sir Christopher Wren also designed the Chapel at Pembroke College photo © Martine Hamilton Knight Faculty of Education Cambridge - Building Design Partnership 2005 Fitzwilliam Museum - interior Fitzwilliam Museum - exterior Nearby is Pembroke College complete with Chapel by Christopher Wren and in 1997 the beautiful Foundress Court by Eric Parry Fitzwilliam College - Sir Denys Lasdun, 1959-60 Key Sir Denys Lasdun buildings are the Royal National Theatre (1967-76) at the South Bank complex in London, the University of East Anglia, Norwich (1963-72) and the Royal College of Physicians, London (1960-64). Allies & Morrison completed the Fitzwilliam Gatehouse & Auditorium in 2004 and MacCormac Jamieson Architects and Van Heyningen & Haward have also designed buildings at this College. Jesus College - old buildings Jesus College - old buildings Jesus College - David Roberts building Strongly articulated student rooms, being refurbished in 2005 Jesus College - Evans & Shalev building Judge Institute - John Outram, Trumpington St: 1991-1995 Controversial postmodern architecture, clumsy inside, has dated badly The Junction Nightclub & Theatre King Street Housing Law Library - Foster & Partners, Sidgwick Campus Foster & Partners Centre for Mathematical Sciences - Edward Cullinan Architects 2003 Maths Campus off Clarkson Rd in West Cambridge Michael Stoker Building by Ralph Erskine in the 1980s, adjacent to Clare Hall Town Centre building, Sidney St opposite Christ's College Part of the shopping precinct on Petty Cury adjacent to Lion's Yard Modern building, 9 Wilberforce Rd - Dora Cosens, 1937 More Modern Cambridge Architecture: see Trevor Dannatt's house under 'T' Moeller Building, Huntingdon Road New Hall College - Chamberlin, Powell & Bon Architects, 1962-66 Our Lady and the English Martyrs : Catholic Church, Hills Road Porters Lodge built over garage, West Cambridge Queens' College - old buildings Queens' College - Cripps Court : Powell & Moya Architects Queens' College - Mathematical Bridge over River Cam Basil Spence completed his only Cambridge building - the Erasmus building - 1959-60 at Queens' College Robinson College - Gillespie Kidd & Coia, 1977-80 Robinson College - Gillespie Kidd & Coia Another building by GK&C: Cardross Seminary Church of the Holy Sepulchre - 'Round Church', Bridge St Sidgwick Site, view - Stirling's Library with Allies & Morrison building beyond Spiritualist Church, off Bridge St St John's College - old buildings west of Cam: New Court St John's College - old buildings west of Cam: New Court St John's College - 'Bridge of Sighs' over River Cam St John's College - old building St John's College - Edward Cullinan building St John's College - Cripps Building : Powell & Moya Architects Exquisite in conception + articulation, floating above the grounds St John's College - Cripps Building : Powell & Moya Architects St John's College - Cripps Building : Powell & Moya Architects Faculty of History (Library centre) - James Stirling, Architect, 1964-68 Controversial modern Cambridge building that had probelms with overheating, leaks, falling tiles, etc. James Stirling had entered two architecture competitions in Cambridge with no joy, at Churchill College (1958) and Selwyn College (1959). Another building by James Stirling - St Andrews University Halls of Residence Faculty of Divinity Building, University of Cambridge - Sidgwick Site: Edward Cullinan Architects 2000 £8m RIBA Award Another building by Edward Cullinan Architects - Edinburgh Botanic Gardens Housing south of Botanic Gardens - Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects Timber-framed house, Bridge St: 16th C. Travel Lodge Hotel House - Trevord Dannatt, Architect More Modern Houses University Arms Hotel : Modern Building - Feilden & Mawson, 1965-66 Regent St, Parker's Piece William Gates Building for University of Cambridge - RMJM, 1999-2001 picture : Dennis Gilbert/View Quayside by NRAP Peter Cook/View King's College Garden Hostel by NRAP picture : Dennis Gilbert/View Clare Hall - Brian Pippard Building by NRAP picture : Dennis Gilbert/View Clare Hall - West Court by NRAP photo : Tim Soar Covent Garden Houses by NRAP Wolfson College - Modern College Housing evoking Arts & Crafts houses such as 'Elmside' by E.S. Prior on Grange Rd.

Cambridge Architecture Walking Tours

Stirling Prize

Cambridge Architecture not yet included:
Foundress Court, Pembroke College - Eric Parry Architects 1997
Jerwood Library, Trinity Hall, Freeland Rees Roberts 1999

Historic Cambridge Buildings - all by Giles Gilbert Scott:
Pembroke College
Clare College
Cambridge University Library



Cambridge Architect Studios

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