We now have a professional Development Office to help us to focus those strengths in an organised way. Their job is to be in touch with as many of you as possible to find out how you might be able to help in the Development Programme. Please contribute whatever you can to the future success of King's. In order to address this issue King's has embarked upon a Millennium Building project for new accommodation next to the Garden Hostel. The work, which comprises a rectangular-shaped building, the addition of a storey and conversion of the Hostel, will house fifty more students and will help significantly to overcome our present shortage as well as modernising facilities in existing rooms.
Insufficient accommodation is one of the most pressing concerns faced by students in Cambridge.
The cost of living in the City is also high, so students who are forced to 'live out' face mounting financial hardship, especially when the newly-introduced Tuition Fee is taken into consideration. The new buildings are designed to enhance the 1950 Garden Hostel and take advantage of what is undoubtedly a remarkable site. Nicholas Ray Associates were commissioned as architects and contracts went out to tender in Spring 1999. Their design met all the requisite requirements for modern buildings, including on-suite facilities and Internet connections, and the rooms facing the Fellows' Garden will have spectacular views towards the Chapel . We expect that as a result of this attractive facility we will be able to increase our capacity to host conferences , so that the new buildings will continue to earn revenue for the College in the vacations.