Cambridge 2000: university: Madingley Road: Cavendish Laboratory, Mott Building
Physics was the first large department to move out to
west Cambridge, and for many years remained in
isolation from most of the rest of the university.
That changed in 2001 with the opening of a new
computing science building.
The whole of the physics complex was unfortunately built
in the same common dreary style as seen here. This was one
of six connected 1970s buildings occupied by the department.
The department vacated these buildings and moved to a
nearby site
in 2024-2025, informally called Cavendish III.
As a result, the university plans on demolishing the
six 1970s buildings in 2026-2027.
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