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Haworth Tompkins’ Pembroke College extension named RIBA East Building of the Year

By 2026-05-22T12:01:00

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Biggest expansion of college since 14th century has combined six new buildings with six refurbished buildings

Haworth Tompkins’ expansion of Pembroke College in Cambridge has been named Building of the Year at the 2026 RIBA East Awards.

The scheme, the largest expansion of the Mill Lane site since the 14th century, was described by judges as a “highly impressive, skilfully judged transformation of a complex, formerly impermeable site” within the Cambridge Historic Core Conservation Area.

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