Regularly lauded as one of the leading architecture schools in the world, our carefully regulated student numbers ensure that each student’s progress can be closely cultivated by world-renowned researchers and ground-breaking practitioners. Our supportive community atmosphere gives students the opportunity to take risks in pushing the boundaries of the field and to extend their own abilities in exciting new directions.
We offer an exciting portfolio of degree programmes which mix design with academic rigour. Students are expected to master the technical subjects but are also expected to acquire a deep understanding of the theoretical, historical and cultural context of architecture. We believe that academic research is a central part of the architect’s training and has an integral part to play in the design process: creating structures that are not just aesthetically pleasing and technically sound, but which also serve as agents of development and integration within communities.
Our graduates are recruited by world class organisations. We continue to develop strong connections through research programmes, consultancy and student placement and project schemes. We offer our students an excellent programme of training, transferable skills and careers advice. In so doing, the courses equip students with the skills, knowledge and experience needed for an architectural related career at the very highest level. We are proud to be holders of the Athena Swan Bronze Award and believe passionately in striving for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity in everything we do.
Our students leave with a deep awareness of the role played by the built environment in bringing about social, political, cultural and technological change, and our alumni have gone on to blaze trails across the landscape of design and urban planning, as well as a wide range of other careers.
Architecture at Cambridge
Undergraduate students and staff talk about studying Architecture at the University of Cambridge. To find out more about this course, see
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/architecture
Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this video is accurate at the time it was uploaded, changes are likely to occur. It is therefore very important that you check the University and College websites for any updates before you apply for the course by visiting https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/ and again before accepting any offer to study at the University. Where there is a difference between the contents of this video and these websites, the contents of the website take precedence and represent the basis on which we intend to deliver our educational services to you.
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University of Cambridge
Zahra, Architecture -- 60 Second Impressions
The '60 Second Impressions' are a series of one-minute films featuring current Cambridge undergraduate students. These students talk about what it's really like to study at Cambridge, live in a College, and take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities.
Zahra is from Boston in Lincolnshire, and is studying Architecture. In her 60 Second Impression, she talks about the academic support she has received from various members of staff, seeing speakers at the Union and the social activities organised by the Architecture Department.
To find out more about Architecture at Cambridge, see> https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/architecture
The full series of 60 Second Impressions can be found at https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/find-out-more/60seconds - keep checking back as we'll be adding new films every couple of weeks!
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Architecture at the University of Cambridge
Admissions film for the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge
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Architecture
Director of Studies in Architecture, Dr James Campbell, gives an overview of his role and the position of Director of Studies, reasons for choosing Queens' and advice for those considering applying.
With many thanks to Film by Zeb (youtube.com/filmbyzeb).
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Architecture at Cambridge
Undergraduate students and staff talk about studying Architecture at the University of Cambridge. To find out more about this course, see
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.a...
Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this video is accurate at the time it was uploaded, changes are likely to occur. It is therefore very important that you check the University and College websites for any updates before you apply for the course by visiting www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk and again before accepting any offer to study at the University. Where there is a difference between the contents of this video and these websites, the contents of the website take precedence and represent the basis on which we intend to deliver our educational services to you.
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ACCEPTED Cambridge Architecture Portfolio Flip-Through
In this architecture student portfolio flip-through video I show you the portfolio that I put together for my application to study undergraduate architecture at the University of Cambridge. Please be advised your architecture portfolio is quite personal and everyone's will (and should) be completely different. Feel free to ask me questions about my work in the comments; obviously please do not to try to copy any of it - they will know if you do!
Since I do not have any Fine Art qualifications from secondary school, this is all work I produced in my own time. Of course, the portfolio only forms part of the whole application and how big of a role it plays in whether you get accepted varies from person to person. I hope this video is helpful to give you an idea of what an accepted Cambridge architecture portfolio could look like.
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How to write a personal statement (incl. CAMBRIDGE & IMPERIAL accepted statements)
How to write a personal statement in 5 steps featuring extracts from my two personal statements accepted to Cambridge and Imperial College London. I was accepted to study Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial in 2018 as well as subsequently Architecture at the University of Cambridge in 2020 (after realising I had chosen to study the wrong subject and consequently taking a leap of faith to withdraw and switch to the course where my heart really lies!).
The five steps are as follows:
1. Write down why you want to study your subject in one sentence
2. Decide a structure and write down a plan outlining the contents of each paragraph. I suggest the following general areas but advise you check with subject teachers if you need anything specific for your particular subject:
-Introduction
-Evidence of Interest (the majority of the statement)
-Wider Life
-Conclusion
3. List of stuff: write down all your achievements over the years and categorise them, working out which things correlate to which paragraphs in your statement
4. Start drafting: using the plan you have now created from steps 1-3, start turning those bullet-pointed achievements into prose. Focus on getting completed, coherent drafts asap then fine tune them later. I use the analogy of sculpting a statue from a block of stone - start with the rough shape and get into details later.
5. George Orwell's rules for writing - these are a final check to help you keep your writing concise.
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Cambridge Architecture Interview Experience - How to prepare for a Cambridge interview
In this video I describe in detail my experience at interview at the University of Cambridge. I am reading Architecture at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and this video details the things that I did to prepare for my interview day.
Disclaimer: this is neither supposed to be a guide to perfect interview preparation nor a prediction for your own interview experience. No two interviews are likely the same and this video is intended only to give you an insight into what a Cambridge architecture interview could look like as well as giving you a few ideas for things you may want to think about in terms of preparation.
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Interview with a Fellow: Dr Max Sternberg, Architecture
Dr Sternberg’s research interests cover both contemporary and historical areas of architecture. As a research partner on the ESRC- funded project ‘Conflict in Cities and the Contested State’ his work falls within urban studies. His research focuses on the interplay of politics, religion and spatial practices
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