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7th July 2025 Graduate School Open Days and Events Join tutors from the MArch course and CAT graduates for an introduction to CAT, an overview of our Masters in Sustainable Architecture Part 2 course and a student experience talk…
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14th July 2025 Short Course Are you a climate aware architecture student? Join our Architecture Summer School at CAT and explore how we can do architecture differently, putting sustainability at the heart of your practice.
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25th June 2025 We’re thrilled to share the exciting news that the first phase of investment for CAT’s transformational redevelopment project, Cynefin, has officially been approved.
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10th June 2025 At CAT, we believe that real change happens when people come together to share knowledge, challenge assumptions and co-create new ways forward. Our Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab is designed…
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