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Future visions for an Indian city

Future visions for an Indian city

18 January 2019

MArch students collaborate with Mangalore Smart City team

A forest

Students visit Ruskin Land ‘Studio in the Woods’ and feature on BBC Countryfile

16 November 2018

Students from the Welsh School of Architecture have been working on a new innovative project celebrating John Ruskin’s legacy in the Wyre Forest.

CIC Documentation

New standard form novation agreements and collateral warranties developed

8 November 2018

Professor Sarah Lupton from the Welsh School of Architecture has been instrumental in the development of a new suite of industry standard documents published by the Construction Industry Council (CIC).

Tibet

Sustainable architecture for Tibet

10 September 2018

Cardiff University researchers have completed an energy-harvesting façade and roof retrofit in Tibet as part of its HABITAT Global Challenge Research project.

MJ Long

MJ Long (1939-2018)

7 September 2018

We are very much saddened to hear of MJ Long’s death

Workshop

Senior Research Fellow hosts international workshop

4 September 2018

Dr Hu Du recently hosted the China-UK Workshop on Renewable Energy Systems in Zero Carbon Villages in Tibet, China

Student prize

Nominees for AJ Student Prize 2018

20 August 2018

Samuel Us and Hollie Jones have been selected as the Welsh School of Architecture nominees for the Architects’ Journal (AJ) Student Prize 2018.

Construction Industry Council

Professor re-appointed Construction Industry Council Liability Champion

13 August 2018

Professor Sarah Lupton, Personal Chair at the Welsh School of Architecture, has been re-appointed as the Construction Industry Council (CIC) Liability Champion

Society of Construction Law prize

Society of Construction Law prize

27 July 2018

Part 3 student Edmund Browne commended at graduation ceremony

celebration

Celebrating student achievements

20 July 2018

The Welsh School of Architecture official graduation ceremony took place on Tuesday 17thJuly.

City in Nigeria

‘Green walls’ in Nigeria

28 June 2018

New study highlights the health and economic benefits of installing ‘vertical greening systems’ within low-income households

PGDip

Student success on new Part 3 course

22 June 2018

The Welsh School of Architecture’s PG Dip Architecture: Professional Practice, has achieved a 100% pass rate in its first year.

kindergarten in Fiji

CAUKIN Studio shortlisted for AJ Small Projects Award

29 March 2018

CAUKIN studio have been shortlisted in the Architects’ Journal (AJ) Small Projects Awards with their design for a kindergarten in Fiji.

Woman and a girl sitting at a table colouring, while a boy looks on behind them

Primary and Secondary school workshops

1 March 2018

We run workshops that give pupils a practical overview of architecture as a subject and profession.

Grangetown Pavillion

£1m Big Lottery boost for Grangetown community

15 February 2018

Community project moves to next phase thanks to funding boost

Laura Thomas

Works starts on 2018 Eisteddfod Crown

7 December 2017

University sponsors innovative design featuring unusual technique.

RIBA Presidents's Awards

RIBA President’s Awards for Research

6 December 2017

Dr Steve Coombs recognised for his work exploring the use of Welsh-grown timber

Welsh School of Architecture launches new postgraduate course

Welsh School of Architecture launches new postgraduate course

22 November 2017

MSc Computational Methods in Architecture available for entry in 2018/19.

Reinventing the use of traditional building materials

Reinventing the use of traditional building materials

22 November 2017

A new research project examines how to combine traditional building materials with modern fabrication techniques

GENEROSITY

GENEROSITY

17 November 2017

An international conference to be held at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff, Wales, UK, from 27-29 June 2018