5th Studio are delighted to have been appointed by the National Infrastructure Commission to make recommendations on the Built Environment of the Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Oxford and Northampton Growth Corridor. The study was commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his letter to NIC Chair Lord Adonis in March 2016 in which the the Commission were asked to: “make recommendations to maximize the potential of the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford corridor as a single, knowledge intensive cluster that competes on the global stage, whilst protecting the area’s high quality environment and securing the homes and jobs the area needs. The commission will look at the priority infrastructure improvements needed and assess the economic case for which investments would generate the most growth.” The study - which the practice will be working on with SQW - will inform recommendations to government on maximising the growth potential of the corridor; in particular by spatial analysis, assessing the most appropriate options to deliver significant new housing, support for jobs and growth across the corridor.