1. A history of the estate of the University of Cambridge -- 2. Why did it all happen then, and why so fast? -- 3. Planning the estate : regional and local land planning -- 4. University management of capital expenditure -- 5. Management of building projects in the university -- 6. The Sidgwick story -- 7. The rise and rise of health research -- 8. Development of the university in the city -- 9. The road out of town -- 10. The West Side story -- 11. North West Cambridge : the planning stages -- 12. Overview and lessons from the estate expansion 1996-2006