A gallery of images documents the colleges, the churches, the streets and the river, while also providing a glimpse into Cambridge University life. A short introduction gives a historical summary of the city from its earliest days and the arrival of the university in the 13th century. This book is a must for anyone who loves Cambridge.

Cambridge

History

RAWLE, TIM

Europe

Frances Lincoln Ltd.

•An unusual and highly individual approach to the city, merging sprawling aerial shots with close-up and intimate studies of people, buildings, and interiors •Each photograph bears the unmistakable stamp of Tim Rawle, an internationally acclaimed photographer for his Cambridge portfolio. Cambridge is a city of contrasts. Both a small market town in the east of England and the home of an ancient university of world renown, it is at once provincial and universal in its appeal, local and international in outlook. But what made this place in a remote corner of England so attractive to those who first settled there? How did Town and Gown grow up together? How did Cambridge evolve into the bustling, university city it is today? In the first part of this book, Tim Rawle gives a survey of the city's history from its very beginnings, with an underlying architectural viewpoint. A special section on the evolving layout of the university's colleges completes the story and shows how they have shaped the Cambridge townscape over the last 700 years. This colorful book overflows with a stunning collection of photographs taken by the author, who lives in Cambridge.

Travel

John Adamson Dist A/C

In the story of English architecture, and the history of Cambridge University in particular, Downing College occupies a very special place. Founded in 1800 through the will of the third Sir George Downing, Baronet, it was the first new college to be built in Cambridge for more than 200 years; the first major scheme in the neo-Classical Greek Revival style; and the first instance of the spacious campus plan in collegiate architecture, acting as the precursor to Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia and the American campus universities that were to follow. For the last 215 years the College has been fully committed to the defining style of its original buildings for all subsequent additions to its spacious site in the centre of Cambridge, and the story of its architecture is traced from the earliest plans and ideas through to the college of today. Contents: 1. The Cambridge Colleges before 1800 and Downing; 2. Born of a Romantic Age: Downing, Last of the Old Colleges, First of the New; 3. Concepts and Ideas: the Competition to Build Downing's College; 4. Twentieth Century Architects to 1983; 5. Contemporary Downing and the Architecture of Quinlan and Francis Terry; 6. Recent Projects.

A Classical Adventure: The Architectural History of Downing College, Cambridge

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Higher & Continuing Education

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Photography & Video

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