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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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Jesus College Cambridge
Judge Institute, Trumpington Street
John Outram, Architect; Executive architects – Fitzroy Robinson
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The Junction Nightclub & Theatre: The Shed, Clifton Rd, south Cambridge
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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
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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
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Key Public Spaces in the city - Cambridge Campuses, Squares & Parks:
The Backs:
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Sidgwick Site:
image © adrian welch
View - James Stirling History Faculty building, Allies & Morrison building beyond, Giles Gilbert Scott's Cambridge University Library tower in distance
Fitzwilliam Museum exterior with Henry Moore sculpture:
photo © adrian welch
Cambridge Architecture Photos © adrian welch unless stated otherwise
Cambridge Museum of Zoology architects : John McAslan + Partners
Cambridge University Library architect : Giles Gilbert Scott
Girton College Library and Archive - Cambridge college building
RIBA Awards 2006 - East, Architect: Allies and Morrison
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