The Architecture Tripos gives an unrivalled design-based general degree to some of our graduates, but for most it is the first step to the profession. It cumulatively provides exemption from part 1 of the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Examination, and it must therefore be taken as a whole.

Subject Requirements

Essential All applicants are expected to show a portfolio of recent work at interview.

Desirable: AS or A Level / IB Standard or Higher Level Mathematics or Physics.

Most of our architecture applicants will have taken A levels, or the equivalent in other examination systems, in Art and will include work they have produced in A Level Art as the basis of their portfolio.

Required Work to be Submitted

As part of your application, you are required to submit a portfolio of your own artwork prior to the interview stage. The selection should, in part, reflect material you might bring to interview as part of your portfolio. We do not require you to submit any additional written work (essays). 

Admission Assessments

Written and practical assessments: Cambridge College registered

Director of Studies - Professor Y Jin

Teaching Fellows in Architecture - Mr John Sergeant

Architecture - Further information

Architecture  (information from Cambridge Admissions website)

Updated April 2024