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School outreach project wins top architectural education award

19 May 2026

Shape my School, a project inspiring children to co-design their school spaces, wins Thornton Education Trust (TET) award

Cardiff academic joins international jury for major architectural awards in China

28 April 2026

Dr Federico Wulff appointed as an international jury member for the prestigious 11th edition of the CREDAWARD Architectural Professional Awards 2025 in Shanghai, China

Welsh School of Architecture recognised as a world top 50 school in latest global rankings

19 March 2026

The Welsh School of Architecture has been ranked at number 50 in this year’s QS World University Rankings.

Welsh School of Architecture welcomes Clare Melhuish as Honorary Professor

17 March 2026

Clare is a Professorial Research Fellow at UCL, and an expert in the anthropology of built environments.

Welsh School of Architecture student recognised in IHBC Booth-Bird Prize

17 March 2026

Sustainable Building Conservation student Sian Mari McGuirk has been awarded a commendation in this year’s IHBC Booth-Bird Prize.

Rewriting the Gothick: How Women Shaped the Architecture of Georgian Britain

16 March 2026

As part of Women’s History Month, Dr Peter Lindfield is drawing attention to women’s long-neglected contributions to the rise of Georgian Gothic architecture.

British Council grant to support module development and staff training in Bangladesh

11 March 2026

Researchers in Cardiff and Dhaka to co-develop module on low carbon building materials

In pursuit of Net Zero: re-evaluating traditionally built rural houses

29 January 2026

A major new Welsh research partnership is challenging long‑held assumptions about the energy performance of rural farmhouses and other pre‑1919 homes.

A photograph of the interior of the Gigi Gao Chinese restaurant in Swansea

From the flamboyant to those doubling as a ‘chippy’: telling the stories of Chinese restaurants in South Wales

22 January 2026

Cardiff researchers team with BAFTA-Cymru winning cinematographer on film project about migration, architectural and urban histories, and intercultural heritage

Two women and a man are photographed in dinner wear in front of a backdrop adorned with logos.

University-community partnership celebrates success at THE Awards 2025

16 December 2025

Community Gateway, Grange Pavilion CIO and Grange Pavilion Youth Forum were highly commended in the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community category