"Parliament Members (WPMs), or Aelodau Senedd Cymru (ASCau) in Welsh. The debating chamber in Cardiff Bay, the ""Senedd"" (""Senate""), was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, and built by Taylor Woodrow, with environmental and MEP design by BDSP Partnership. It uses traditional Welsh materials, such as slate and Welsh oak, in its construction, and the design is based around the concepts of openness and transparency. The timber ceiling and centre funnel, manufactured and installed by BCL Timber Projects (sub-contracted by Taylor Woodrow) is made from Canadian sourced Western Red Cedar. The Senedd houses the debating chamber () and Committee Rooms."
"Senedd The Senedd (""Senate"" or ""Parliament""; ), also known as the National (or Welsh) Assembly building, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms for the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. The Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006 and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7M in construction costs. The Senedd is part of the National Assembly estate that includes Tŷ Hywel and the Pierhead Building. After two selection processes, the decision was taken that the debating chamber would be on a new site, called Site 1E, at Capital Waterside in"
"Projects (sub-contracted by Taylor Woodrow). Four pieces of art were commissioned by the National Assembly to be both decorative and functional; they cost £300,000 in total. The Swansea based artist Alexander Beleschenko designed and created the circular and domed ""Heart of Wales"" for the centre of the ""Siambr"". It is wide, made out of blue and gold glass, and lit from beneath. Martin Richman designed and created 270 fabric-covered acoustic absorption panels, which were dyed and painted. American sculptor Danny Lane designed and created the wind hedge, ""Assembly Field"". It has five parallel rows of 32 glass plates and was"
"black community in Butetown, Cardiff Docks and Welsh devolution. Senedd The Senedd (""Senate"" or ""Parliament""; ), also known as the National (or Welsh) Assembly building, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms for the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. The Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006 and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7M in construction costs. The Senedd is part of the National Assembly estate that includes Tŷ Hywel and the Pierhead Building. After two selection processes, the decision was taken that the debating chamber would be on a"
"on holiday in Torquay on 19 June 1960. Dates unknown: Awarded at the Welsh National Eisteddfod for a building that cost less than £750,000, and has been completed in the past three years. Endowed by Lloyd in 1954. Awarded by the Welsh School of Architecture to the top four students in the final year of the Part 1. Awarded by the Welsh School of Architecture for the best overall performance in the 2 examination. Thomas Alwyn Lloyd Thomas Alwyn Lloyd (11 August 1881 – 19 June 1960), known as ""T. Alwyn Lloyd"", was a leading Welsh architect and town planner."
"Sir Jon was summoned by the Audit Committee of the National Assembly for Wales in order to be questioned over delays and rising costs surrounding the construction of a new debating chamber, which was to become the Senedd. £250,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on a legal dispute with sacked architects, the Richard Rogers Partnership. He stated during the hearing that the design submitted by the Richard Rogers Partnership would not have been eligible for the original competition if the true costs had been known. He has two children. Jon Shortridge Sir Jon Shortridge KCB (born 1947) is a British"
"Henry Hake Seward Henry Hake Seward (c.1778 - 19 January 1848) was an English architect who practised in the early 19th century. Seward was a pupil of Sir John Soane from May 1794 to September 1808. He was house architect (and later, c. 1823, Surveyor) to the Greenwich Hospital Commissioners, working with John Yenn on extensions to the hospital's infirmary (later the Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital) in 1808 and rebuilding the west façade of the King Charles block (1811–14), and designing four regency gothic churches to serve the former Derwentwater estates in Simonburn, Northumberland. One of Seward's most notable buildings was"
"of the South Wales Art Society in 1888. By 1875 Seward was a member of the architecture firm James, Seward and Thomas and went on to build some of Cardiff's most notable buildings in the late 19th Century. Whilst in Cardiff, Seward lived in Lisvane house, a property which he remodeled himself and is now Grade II listed. He later retired to Weymouth, Dorset, where he lived until his death. Seward designed the Turner House Gallery (1887/8) in Penarth for businessman James Pyke Thompson. He was the winning architect for the Swansea Harbour Trust Building in Swansea and he worked"
"John Sydney Swan John Sydney Swan (12 January 1874 – 18 April 1936) (sometimes seen as Sidney) was a New Zealand architect, the designer of houses and churches in Wellington, New Zealand. He was articled to Frederick de Jersey Clere and was at one time a partner with Clere. Buildings he designed include Erskine College and St Gerard's Church and Monastery, and various commercial buildings, houses and Wellington Harbour Board buildings. He was born and died in Wellington, and built the house, ""The Moorings"" in Glenbervie Terrace, Thorndon in 1905. His younger brother Francis Herbert Swan (1885–1956) also lived in"
"for local councillors. By 1850, there were over 20,000 Welsh builders working within Liverpool who required housing. Land in Toxteth was leased for housing development, with the streets being built by architect Richard Owens and the builder D Roberts, Son and Co, who together built over 4,000 houses in Toxteth, predominantly during the 1870s. The terraced houses have outlived many subsequent housing developments, such as towers and tenements. Whilst many of these houses remain, some have been demolished as a result of previous unsuccessful regeneration schemes. Around half of the houses originally constructed by Richard Owens, the Welsh Streets designer,"
"Pierhead Building The Pierhead Building () is a Grade I listed building of the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It stands as one of the city of Cardiff's most familiar landmarks and was built in 1897 as the headquarters for the Bute Dock Company. The clock on the building is unofficially known as the ""Baby Big Ben"" or the ""Big Ben of Wales"", and also serves as a Welsh history museum. The Pierhead Building is part of the estate of the National Assembly for Wales, which also includes the Welsh Assembly and Ty Hywel. The Grade One"
"Ports. The agreement covered extending the lease of Crickhowell House, later known as Tŷ Hywel, until 2023, renting the Pierhead Building for 15 years and purchasing Site 1E for £1, which would be where the Senedd was built. Before deciding on Capital Waterside as the site of the National Assembly, Davies announced on 13 March 1998, that an international competition would be held to select the design of the building for the debating chamber. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Competitions would oversee the competition and a design panel would recommend a design to the Secretary of State for Wales."
"Welsh Streets, attracting extensive coverage in the national media. Four streets in the Granby Triangle have been removed from the clearance plans. In 2015 a community regeneration initiative which involved a collaboration between a Community Land Trust, Steinbeck Studios and the artists collective Assemble was nominated for the Turner Prize. The prize was awarded to Assemble in December 2015. The Welsh Streets were built by the architect Richard Owens and the builder D Roberts, Son and Co, who together built more than 4,000 houses in Toxteth around the 1870s. The streets were named after Welsh towns, valleys and villages and"
"II. The building was designed by N. Squire Johnson, Anglesey county architect, with Kenneth M. Raw as job architect. Welsh Government defines the school as a bilingual secondary school Category 2B, which means that at least 80% of subjects (excluding Welsh and English) are taught through the medium of Welsh but are also taught through the medium of English. 34% came from Welsh-speaking homes in 2012. As of January 2018, 55% of pupils aged 5 and over spoke Welsh at home. Lemmy, the lead singer of Motörhead, attended the school in the late 1950s. Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones Ysgol Syr"
"known as Merlin, was between the National Assembly and Siemens Business Services Ltd, now known as Siemens IT Solutions and Services. Other subcontractors on the project included Arup (structural engineers), BDSP Partnership and MJN Colston (services engineers), and BCL Timber Projects (timber ceiling). The Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall on 1 March 2006 (St. David's Day). After an address by the Queen, the Parliament of New South Wales presented a ceremonial mace to the National Assembly to recognise the links between Wales and New"
"house with a corridor from the front door to the library of no less than 75 metres. The interior was furnished with much genuine Tudor and Jacobean woodwork, which had been collected from local houses. Arts and Crafts architecture can be seen as an extension of the Tudorbethan Style in Wales. It is seen as starting c. 1887 under the influence of William Morris and was introduced into Wales by architects such as William Eden Nesfield who was responsible for the rebuilding of Kinmel Hall and the designer W.A.S Benson who was the architect for Clochfaen at Llangurig in Montgomeryshire."
"hotels. The Pierhead was built in 1897 and designed by William Frame, who studied under William Burges It was formerly the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company. The Senedd is the National Assembly for Wales building which includes the debating chamber and committee rooms. The Wales Millennium Centre is home to the Welsh National Opera. The Norwegian Church Arts Centre, is a rescued historic wooden church that was rebuilt in 1992 and operates as a registered self funded not for profit charity. It is managed by Cardiff Harbour Authority and is as a venue for small concerts, art exhibitions, conferences,"
"the St Saviour`s Cathedral to commemorate him, as he was associated with the building. The State Library of New South Wales opened a collection of Manfred's works in 2013, with the first exhibitions opened on 24 February. Below are some photographs of some notable works by Manfred: Edmund Manfred Edmund Cooper Manfred (5 June 1856 – 20 February 1941) often referred as E.C. Manfred was an English born Australian architect who was prominent for his works for designing well known and iconic buildings in Goulburn, New South Wales. Manfred was born on 5 June 1856 in Kensington, London. He was"
"Edwin Seward Edwin Seward (1853–1924) was an architect based in Cardiff, Wales. Born in Somerset, Seward came to Cardiff aged 16 and studied at the School of Art. He began work as an assistant to architect G. E. Robinson. Seward was one of the individuals at the centre of Cardiff's young art scene. He was the 21st President of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society (founded 1867) which was a hub of intellectual discussion. He tried unsuccessfully to establish a national institution in Cardiff for Welsh art (the Cambrian Academy of Art eventually set up in Conwy) and was a founding member"
"Assembly changed contractors and the project's management structure, but retained Rogers as the scheme architect. The building was nearly six times over budget and four years and 10 months late, compared to the original estimates of the project in 1997. Total costs rose due to unforeseen security measures after the 11 September attacks, and because the National Assembly did not have an independent cost appraisal of the project until December 2000, three years after the original estimate. Phase 2 costs rose by less than 6% over budget, and that phase was six months late. The Senedd building is in the"
"architecture exits in Wales. Examples include Bryn Celli Ddu a neolithic site on the Isle of Anglesey, and Parc Cwm long cairn on the Gower Peninsula. As stated by Sir Simon Jenkins, ""Wales has a very long and porous border with England"", which had a major influence upon the architecture of Wales. Many Welsh landmark buildings were designed and built by Englishmen, such as the Romanesque-revival Penrhyn Castle near Bangor, a design by Thomas Hopper that blended Norman, Regency and early-Victorian architecture for an English MP who had inherited a vast Welsh estate. Contemporary architecture has appeared in Wales from"
"and between 1882-83 the organisation's president. Charles Webb (architect) Charles Webb (born 26 November 1821, Sudbury, Suffolk, England - 23 January 1898) was an architect working in Victoria, Australia during the 19th century. Notable Webb designs include the iconic Windsor Hotel, Royal Arcade, South Melbourne Town Hall and Tasma Terrace, all listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Charles Webb was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England on 26 November 1821, as the youngest of nine children. After being apprentice at an architect in London, in 1847 he became the secretary of the London Architectural Students' Society. Following his brother James who"
"on the widening of the Wye Bridge in Monmouth. Edwin Seward Edwin Seward (1853–1924) was an architect based in Cardiff, Wales. Born in Somerset, Seward came to Cardiff aged 16 and studied at the School of Art. He began work as an assistant to architect G. E. Robinson. Seward was one of the individuals at the centre of Cardiff's young art scene. He was the 21st President of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society (founded 1867) which was a hub of intellectual discussion. He tried unsuccessfully to establish a national institution in Cardiff for Welsh art (the Cambrian Academy of Art eventually"
"Gellideg at Llandyfaelog. Pant Glas was built in 1850 and Gellideg in 1852. The architect for the latter being William Wesley Jenkins. A later example of the Italianate style is the Parc Howard Museum on the outskirts of Llanelli, originally known as Bryncaerau Castle. The house, faced in Bath stone was built to designs by J. B. Wilson between 1882–6. J.P. Seddon was a London architect who developed an extensive practice in south Wales. Initially he worked with John Prichard from 1853 to 1859 and then with John Coates Carter, who had an office in Cardiff, until 1904. Seddon was"
"Carter looked to the past to create buildings fitting to the landscape. His swansong, St Teloi in Llandeloy, is an evocation of a small medieval Welsh church. Rejecting his earlier Gothic leanings, Carter created a church in the Arts and Crafts style with a slate roof, walls of roughly pointed local stone and small windows. John Coates Carter John Coates Carter (1859–1927) was an English architect. Born in Norwich, Carter is notable for his design and restoration to churches in South Wales, and in particular Glamorgan. He was partnered with John Pollard Seddon from 1884 to 1904 and after he"
"Temple of Peace, Cardiff The Welsh National Temple of Peace and Health, known as the Temple of Peace and Health or commonly the Temple of Peace, is a non-religious civic building in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, in the United Kingdom. It was designed by the architect Sir Percy Thomas. Since its foundation the building has always served a dual function as headquarters for health and international affairs organisations. The centre's conference and seminar facilities include the 200 capacity marble Main Hall, the 50 capacity wood-panelled Council Chamber and the smaller 20 capacity meeting room. The venue has parking"
"Alex Gordon (architect) Sir Alexander John (Alex) Gordon, CBE (1917–1999) was a Welsh architect. Born in Ayr, Scotland, he was brought up and educated in Swansea and Cardiff. After World War II he designed several major buildings in Cardiff and Swansea, and from 1971 to 1973 he served as president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1974 he summarised the needs of new architecture as 'Long life, loose fit, low energy'. Gordon was born in Ayr, Scotland, the son of John Tullis Gordon (b. 1884), a telegraph engineer, and Euphemia Baxter Borrowman Gordon, née Simpson (1890–1942). In 1925"
"Selwyn Image Selwyn Image (February 17, 1849, Bodiam, Sussex – August 21, 1930, London) was an important British artist, designer, writer and poet associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement. He designed stained glass windows, furniture, embroidery, and was an illustrator of books. Image was the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford from 1910 to 1916. Selwyn Image was born in Bodiam, Sussex on 17 February 1849 to the Reverend John Image (c. 1802-1878), vicar of Bodiam and Mary Maxwell (""nee"" Hinds c. 1807-1857). He attended Marlborough College and the New College, Oxford in 1868 where he studied"
"architectural practices. Alex Gordon (architect) Sir Alexander John (Alex) Gordon, CBE (1917–1999) was a Welsh architect. Born in Ayr, Scotland, he was brought up and educated in Swansea and Cardiff. After World War II he designed several major buildings in Cardiff and Swansea, and from 1971 to 1973 he served as president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1974 he summarised the needs of new architecture as 'Long life, loose fit, low energy'. Gordon was born in Ayr, Scotland, the son of John Tullis Gordon (b. 1884), a telegraph engineer, and Euphemia Baxter Borrowman Gordon, née Simpson (1890–1942)."
"Edward Welch returned to Liverpool, where he continued to practise as an architect until 1849. He died in London on 3 August 1868. Edward Welch Edward Welch (1806-1868) was an architect born in Overton, Flintshire, in North Wales. Having been a pupil of John Oates at Halifax, West Yorkshire, he formed a partnership in 1828 with Joseph Hansom, who later invented the hansom cab and founded ""The Builder"". Together they designed several churches in Yorkshire and Liverpool, and also worked on the Isle of Anglesey. In 1831 they won the competition to design Birmingham Town Hall. However they were obliged"
"at its conference in December 2012. 2013: Dan Benham 2011-2013: Andrew Sutton 2009-2011: Pierre Wassenaar 2007-2009: Gareth Scourfield 2005-2007: Jonathan Adams 2003-2005: Ruth Reed Royal Society of Architects in Wales The Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) is the Wales region of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The society was granted Royal status by the Privy Council in 1994. It is based in Cardiff, with four branches throughout Wales; Design Circle (RSAW South), Mid Wales Branch, North Wales Society of Architects and West Wales Branch. In 2007 the Society represented around 800 architects in Wales. RSAW regularly"
"1690 by Francis Garthorne. The National Assembly for Wales has a gold, silver and brass mace which bears the Assembly's official symbol at its head. The mace was presented to the assembly by the Parliament of New South Wales at the ceremony to mark the official opening of the Assembly Building, the Senedd, in Cardiff on St David's Day in 2006. Melbourne goldsmith Fortunato Rocca was commissioned in 2002 to design it. The mace took 300 hours to craft and is made of gold, silver and brass. In 2006, it was worth around £10,500 (A$25,000) and was handed over to"
"towns having several examples often including banks, shops and sometimes houses. One of the most iconic Terracotta buildings in Wales is the Pierhead building at Cardiff Docks, adjacent to the Welsh Assembly building. The Grade One listed building was built in 1897 and designed by the English architect William Frame. It was a replacement for the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company which burnt down in 1892. Frame's mentor was William Burges, with whom Frame worked on the rebuilding of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch until Burges's death in 1881. A coat of arms on the building's façade bears the"