Cambridge Buildings, UK : Information

Cambridge is famous for its old and distinguished University. Like its twin city Oxford it has much brilliant historic and contemporary architecture. Cambridge is set on the River Cam and many of the colleges back onto gardens along the river, called The Backs, giving Cambridge a lot of its charm. Each college competes against the other to attain better and more beautiful architecture. Famous architects with buildings here include Norman Foster, Leslie Martin and Ted Cullinan. Ten Key Cambridge buildings, chronological: 1. Kings College Chapel 1446-1515 various architects / masons 2. Queens' College - Old Court & Cloister Court 1448-1540 various architects 3. Emmanuel College - Chapel 1674 Christopher Wren, Architect 4. Downing College - Wilkins buildings 1820 William Wilkins, Architect 5. Fitzwilliam Museum 1841 George Basevi, Architect 6. St John's College - Cripps Building 1967 Powell & Moya Architects 7. Faculty of History 1968 James Stirling, Architect 8. Queens' College - Cripps Court 1980 Powell & Moya Architects 9. Robinson College Buildings 1980 Gillespie Kidd & Coia 10. Centre for Mathematical Sciences 2003 Edward Cullinan Architects Other important buildings include the first Cambridge college, Peterhouse, the Senate House and Trinity College's Great Court Cambridge Architecture: complete alphabetical reference list without images Key Cambridge Architecture, alphabetical: Accordia Housing, Brooklands Avenue Feilden Clegg Bradley; Maccreanor Lavington Architects; Alison Brooks Architects photo © adrian welch Addenbrooke's Hospital Masterplan Allies and Morrison / Devereux Architects Arts Faculties Campus, University of Cambridge - Sidgwick Site Buildings Casson, Conder & Partners picture © adrian welch Cambridge University Department of Architecture Extension, Scroope Terrace Mole Architects photograph : David Butler Cambridge School of Architecture Cavendish Avenue house, south Cambridge 2009 photograph : David Butler Cavendish Avenue house Christ's College - original building South Court, St Andrew Street - ; recent buildings by Sir Denys Lasdun image © aw Churchill College - original buildings Storey's Way Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners; picture © aw Churchill College - Postgraduate Accommodation, off Storey's Way Cottrell & Vermeulen photo © aw Clare College - Memorial Court buildings, off Queens' Road Giles Gilbert Scott; - image © adrian welch Clare College New Court van Heyningen and Haward Architects Institute of Criminology Building, University of Cambridge - Sidgwick Site Allies & Morrison picture © adrian welch Institute of Criminology Building Cambridge Darwin College Building Extension, off Silver Street - The Backs Dixon Jones Architects photo © aw Downing College - Wilkins buildings, Regent Street William Wilkins, architect; recent buildings by Quinlan Terry, architect picture © adrian welch Emmanuel College Chapel, Front Court, off St Andrew's Street Christopher Wren, Architect picture © adrian welch Sir Christopher Wren also designed the Chapel at Pembroke College Faculty of Divinity Building University of Cambridge - Sidgwick Site Edward Cullinan Architects image © adrian welch Faculty of Education Cambridge Building, Hills Road Building Design Partnership photo © Martine Hamilton Knight Faculty of English Building, University of Cambridge - Sidgwick Site Allies & Morrison, Architects image © aw Cambridge University building Faculty of History, University of Cambridge - Sidgwick Site James Stirling, Architect photo © adrian welch History Faculty Cambridge Fitzwilliam College, Huntingdon Road Sir Denys Lasdun, Architect Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street George Basevi Homerton College Phase One Student Accommodation RMJM Cambridge Cambridge College architecture Jesus College - buildings in various college courts off Jesus Lane various incl. David Roberts, Architect and Evans & Shalev Architects photo © aw Jesus College Cambridge Judge Institute, Trumpington Street John Outram, Architect; Executive architects – Fitzroy Robinson picture © aw The Junction Nightclub & Theatre: The Shed, Clifton Rd, south Cambridge - image © adrian welch Kaetsu Educational and Cultural Centre Building, Huntingdon Road Austin-Smith:Lord, Architects Law Library, Cambridge University, Sidgwick Campus, 10 West Road Foster + Partners Mathematical Sciences Centre, Maths Campus, West Cambridge Edward Cullinan Architects building image © adrian welch Michael Stoker Building, Herschel Road, adj Clare Hall Ralph Erskine picture © aw New Hall College Building, off Huntingdon Road Chamberlin, Powell & Bon Architects New Hall College Cambridge Our Lady and the English Martyrs Catholic Church, Hills Road / Lensfield Road Dunn & Hansom picture © adrian welch Queens' College - Old Court & Cloister Court off Queen's Lane various architects photo © adrian welch Queens College Cambridge building Queens' College - Cripps Court Building, The Backs, off Silver Street Powell & Moya Architects image © adrian welch Queens' College - Mathematical Bridge, River Cam, off Silver Street W. Etheridge Robinson College Buildings, Grange Rd, west Cambridge Gillespie Kidd & Coia picture © adrian welch Robinson College 'Round Church' - Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bridge Street architect unknown image © adrian welch St John's College - New Court Building, The Backs, off St John's Street Rickman & Hutchison picture © adrian welch St Johns College St John's College - Bridge of Sighs, Third Court, The Backs, off St John's Street Henry Hutchison photo © adrian welch St John's College - Edward Cullinan building, Chapel Court, off St John's Street Edward Cullinan Architects image © adrian welch St John's College - Cripps Building, The Backs, off Northampton Street Powell & Moya Architects picture © aw Travel Lodge Hotel, Cambridge Leisure Park, Clifton Way, off Hills Road Proctor Matthews, Architects photo © adrian welch Travel Lodge Cambridge Laslett House, Clarkson Road - Modern Cambridge Architecture Trevord Dannatt, Architect image © aw University Arms Hotel: Modern Building, Regent Street, Parker's Piece Feilden & Mawson photo © adrian welch 9 Wilberforce Road Dora Cosens William Gates Building, JJ Thomson Avenue off Madingley Road RMJM Architects Cambridge building image - from RMJM Architects 2005 William Gates Building : part of the West Cambridge Masterplan