This dissertation will make a speculative proposal for a knowledge-based neighbourhood in Cambridge that is organised around the principles of layered movement patterns and field conditions. For this it will first describe the issues facing the knowledge economy now. It will then look more closely at Cambridge and the Cambridge Phenomenon. Here a comparison will be made to the Randstad in the Netherlands, especially looking at the different modes of transport-oriented development. Through a study of train station developments and the field conditions proposed by Stan Allen, the general principles for the campus will determined. Three examples of existing science campuses will then serve to design cluster typologies, and to provide a flexible framework for the site. The result will be a proposal that allows for the flexibility, interaction, and mix of scales required for knowledge neighbourhoods.