[3] The school also houses the RIBA Studio a program facilitated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to facilitate the registration of architects who are working in the field of architecture within the United Kingdom.

CENDEP was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize[7] and is well known for its program for humanitarian practitioners, some of which are delivered in cooperation with UNITAR.

Singer and activist Annie Lennox is patron of the Master's Course in Development and Emergency Practice.

It hosts a variety of guest lectures, workshops, competitions, films and socials throughout the academic year.

Subsequent editors include Adrian Alexandrescu (2015–2016), James Barrell (2016–2017), Sonia Tong (2016–2017), Jing Zhi Tan (2017-2018), Kate Ridgway (2017-2018), Maria Mavrikou (2017-2018) and Robert Antony Cresswell (2017-2018).