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Green light for BDP’s refurbishment of Cambridge University’s James Stirling Building

By 2025-07-21T11:41:00

BDP Stirling north pavilion

Historic England raises no objection despite acknowledging plans would cause ‘high level’ of harm to grade II*-listed landmark

BDP’s proposals to refurbish and extend James Stirling’s Faculty of History building at the University of Cambridge have been given the go ahead.

The grade II*-listed building, which contains the Seeley Library, is one of Stirling’s internationally renowned ‘Red Trilogy’ of university buildings built in the 1960s and 70s.

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