Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2007-08, by comparison with those examinations in 2007, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2008, the form of the examinations for Part IA, Papers 1 and 2, Part IB, Paper 2, and Part II, Papers 2, 3, and 4 will be as follows:
The paper will be divided into six sections, as specified below, and candidates will be required to answer three questions, not more than one question from any section:
| Section A | Four questions, covering the architecture of Antiquity |
| Section B | Four questions, covering the architecture of the Middle Ages |
| Section C | Four questions, covering the architecture of the Renaissance |
| Section D | Four questions, covering the reception of Classicism in England and France |
| Section E | Four questions, covering the architecture of the nineteenth century |
| Section F | Four questions, covering the course of lectures 'The role of the architect' |
The paper will be divided into three sections, as specified below, and candidates will be required to answer three questions, not more than one question from each section:
| Section A | Eight questions, covering the development of Modernism in the first half of the twentieth century |
| Section B | Four questions, covering modern architecture in Europe and the USA in the second half of the twentieth century |
| Section C | Four questions, based on the lecture course 'Understanding the city' |
The paper will be divided into four sections, as specified below, and candidates will be required to answer three questions, not more than one question from any section:
| Section A | Cités-Ciné |
| Section B | Architecture and the practical imagination |
| Section C | Studies in urban planning |
| Section D | Gardens and landscape |
The paper will be divided into three sections, as specified below, and candidates will be required to answer three questions, not more than one question from each section:
| Section A | General questions related to professional practice |
| Section B | Questions related to the Architectural Engineering course |
| Section C | Questions related to the Case Studies |
The paper will be divided into three sections, as specified below, and candidates will be required to answer three questions, not more than one question from each section:
| Section A | General knowledge of structural analysis and design |
| Section B | Questions related to the Architectural Engineering course |
| Section C | Questions related to the Case Studies |
The paper will be divided into three sections, as specified below, and candidates will be required to answer three questions, not more than one question from each section:
| Section A | General knowledge of environmental design |
| Section B | Questions related to the Architectural Engineering course |
| Section C | Questions related to the Case Studies |
The dates for portfolio submission for the 2008 examinations are as follows:
| Part IA | Wednesday, 21 May, by 12 noon. The Digital Portfolio is to be submitted by 6 p.m. |
| Part IB | Thursday, 22 May, by 12 noon. The Digital Portfolio is to be submitted by 6 p.m. |
| Part II | Friday, 23 May. Portfolios, the Design Diary, and the Project Report are to be handed in by 12 noon and projects pinned up by 6 p.m. The Digital Portfolio is to be submitted by 8 p.m. on 23 May. Students will not be allowed to use their own laptops for the presentation of work to the Examiners. |