addington is a mixed—use development with accommodation, housing, retail, community centre, school, hotel. the university set out to establish and develop an extension to the city of cambridge which gives an opportunity for all staff and students to live and come andjoin and be part of the success story of the university of cambridge. of the development is one of the largest storm water recycling schemes within the world. all the water on the roof is stored and collected and then carried through into the attenuation point within the communal landscape court. to achieve the high demands for daylight meant that the buildings become quite far apart and the building form quite simple. one of the challenges was really for us to create a kind of intimacy and sense of place. addington overall is a fabulous. concept and i am always bowled over by the fact the university