COUNCIL PUBLISHES UPDATED PROPOSALS FOR 21st CENTURY CIVIC QUARTER IN CENTRAL CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE City Council has published its proposals for the Cambridge’s civic quarter – an area consisting of the Guildhall, Corn Exchange, Market Square and surrounding public spaces in central Cambridge – following a summer engagement programme to hear what residents and visitors currently […]

CAMBRIDGE City Council has published feedback received about the future of the Guildhall, Corn Exchange, Market Square and surrounding public spaces through a summer engagement programme, and thanked everyone who participated. As custodian of these historic sites the council needs to invest in their upkeep in a way that will generate income and reduce operational […]

CAMBRIDGE City Council has launched its Civic Quarter engagement programme this week to find out what changes local residents, businesses, shoppers and visitors to Cambridge would like to see at the Corn Exchange, Guildhall, Market Square and surrounding public spaces. Earlier this year the council appointed a development consultancy team, led by award-winning architects Cartwright […]

CAMBRIDGE City Council has appointed a development consultancy team, led by award-winning architects Cartwright Pickard, to lead its once-in-a-century opportunity to reimagine Cambridge’s Market Square, Guildhall, and Corn Exchange to create a new civic quarter for the city. The appointment followed a comprehensive tender process which invited teams to submit proposals to develop a RIBA […]

CAMBRIDGE City Council is seeking a development consultancy consortium to lead on a once-in-a-century opportunity to reimagine Cambridge’s Market Square, Guildhall, and Corn Exchange to create a new Civic Quarter for the city.  By investing in one scheme to make improvements to the two council-owned buildings, the market square, and the public realm that links […]

Cambridge City councillors have approved proposals to give the public and stakeholders a say in studies for the refurbishment of the city’s civic heart. Councillors agreed yesterday (29 January) at Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee to invite design and consultancy teams to bid to produce detailed options and feasibility reports for refurbishing the Guildhall, Market Square and […]

FRESH proposals for investment in a renewed civic quarter in central Cambridge are to be considered by councillors. A report to Cambridge City Council’s Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on 29 January recommends that detailed proposals for a major investment in the Guildhall, Market Square and Corn Exchange be worked up for consideration by councillors. The report, […]