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"Bridges define places, we are able to recognise places from bridges be it Tower Bridge in London or the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. So why are bridges important to Cambridge? It’s in the name! Cambridge is defined by its bridges." - Professor Chris Burgoyne Chris Burgoyne, Emeritus Professor in Structural...

Build a beautiful Da Vinci bridge to cross a peaceful river, take it apart and reuse the parts to construct a house set in a delightful clearing surrounded by nature while learning about how to Reuse Materials to Save the Planet. That was the FIBE2 CDT game at Cambridge Festival 2023, a much awaited annual 2 weeks full of...

Talk Title: Exchange House and the Broadgate Development over London's Liverpool Street Station Speaker Bio: William Baker, the man who developed the structural system behind the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is an Honorary Professor in Structural Engineering Design. Talk Abstract: In the 1980’s...

Lunchtime Seminar 2nd February Modernise or Die - Reflections on the Resilience of the Construction Industry and the Imperative for Change, presented by Mark Farmer. Mark Farmer, CEO of Cast Consultancy, has 28 years of experience in the construction and real estate sectors. He was commissioned by the UK Government in 2016...