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RIBA Welsh Architecture Award shortlist announced
John Pardey, Hyde & Hyde and Architype are named among the eight-strong RIBA Welsh Architecture Award shortlist
Curtain up on Capita's Cardiff theatre revamp
The Sherman Cymru theatre in Cardiff has re-opened following a £6.5 million refurbishment overseen by Capita Symonds
Coombs+Jones wins Eisteddfod pavilion contest
Cardiff’s Coombs+Jones has won the contest to design a £20,000 pavilion at Wales’s annual festival of culture – the National Eisteddfod
Repairs begin on Grimshaw’s leaky Newport station roof
Grimshaw’s £22 million ETFE-roofed Newport station in Wales is being repaired for leaks
Hassell scoops Cardiff city centre masterplan
Hassell has been appointed by Cardiff Council to create a masterplan for two key city centre sites – Cardiff Central Rail Station and Callaghan Square
Buildings
John Pardey completes Welsh coast lookout
[FIRST LOOK] Following a planning battle won on appeal, John Pardey Architects’ ‘modern timber-framed Welsh vernacular’ home comes to fruition
Donald Insall completes Anglesey visitor centre
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS + DATA] Donald Insall Associates has restored and expanded a Grade II-listed industrial copper bin shed in Almwch, Wales
Architype unwraps timber-clad Caerphilly primary school
[First look + plans + project data] Architype’s BREEAM ‘Excellent’ Cwm Ifor Primary School, in Caerphilly, has opened its doors
Awards
RIBA Welsh Architecture Award shortlist announced
John Pardey, Hyde & Hyde and Architype are named among the eight-strong RIBA Welsh Architecture Award shortlist
Competitions
Council launches South West Wales architecture framework
[Requests to participate 6 March] Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking architects for a four year regional framework covering South West Wales
Students
CAT architecture exhibition opens in Birmingham
Students on the Centre for Alternative Technology’s part 2 course are exhibiting their work as part of Birmingham Festival of Architecture
CAT Graduate Architecture Show 2013
Students on the Centre for Alternative Technology’s part 2 course exhibit their work
Student shows 2012: Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff University
Felix Mara is impressed by the level of competence at the Welsh School of Architecture’s show
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