17 November 2008
This is Your Last Chance...
Your absolute last chance to book your places for this year's RSAW Conference!
The RSAW conference and evening dinner will be on Thursday 20 November at St David's Hotel and Spa, Cardiff Bay. With a keynote address from Jane Davidson, AM for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, other speakers include Professor Phil Jones (Head of the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University), Jeff Perren (Head of Sustainable Development, Welsh Assembly Government), Joost Schrijnen (Head of Planning for the South West Dutch Delta) and Mark Hallett (Development Director, Igloo Regeneration Partnership).
Click Here for information to book your place.
25 October 2008
Reflecting Wales Launch
A Snapshot of Innovations
This exhibition of Innovative Built and Unbuilt in Wales, organised by Design Circle, is scheduled to Launch this evening.
The exhibition will be held at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay and will be open to the public from 26 October until 1 November 2008 (Normal Senedd opening times). Click here to view the online exhibition.
25 October 2008
Let us know who you are!
Design Circle group set up on Facebook
For another way to keep up to date with our events, and see who else takes part in our exciting events, why not join our newly set up group on Facebook?
Click here to join the group!
28 September 2008
Roath Basin Design Charrette
Briefing documentation and information for the event is now available for participants to download!
Click here to go to the Charrette page where links are available to the event documentation.
28 August 2008
Reflecting Wales
Just over 2 weeks to go before the deadline for entries!
With just over a fortnight left to go, preparations are hotting up! The latest announcement to come from the Exhibition Camp are that the Jury have now been formally appointed. Click here for more details.
11 August 2008
Boat Trip
Following the success of last year's launch event, join us for a relaxed and fun trip around the Bay
Thursday 21 August 2008, Meet at The Waterguard, 19:00hrs
Tickets £9
Please click here for more information
19 May 2008
Borja Ferrater
SAWSA Lecture
Awarded Spain's national prize in the category of "ephemeral architecture", together with Carlos Ferrater for the exhibition in Madrid: M.C. Escher. El Arte de lo Impossible, SAWSA is proud to present a lecture by Borja Ferrater, the founding partner architect of OAB alongside Carlos and Lucia Ferrater and Xavier Marti.
Thursday 22 May 2008, 18:15hrs; Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, followed by wine and snacks
£2 SAWSA Members, £4 Students, £5 Anyone else
(Please check SAWSA Website for more information)
Please click here to download the SAWSA Flyer.
31 March 2008
Spring Ball 2008
Design Circle announces Spring Ball 2008.
In order to mark Design Circle's first anniversary, and as part of it's programme of social events, all architects in South Wales are invited to join us at the Marriot to celebrate!
More information will follow, but in the meantime, please click here for more information
21 January 2008
SAWSA Lecture Series
Design Circle teams up with the Student Association of the Welsh School of Architecture (SAWSA) to bring you a range of exciting speakers.
In a bid to bring the architectural community in South Wales a wide variety of professionally relevant events, Design Circle is working together with the Student Association of the Welsh School of Architecture (SAWSA) to present a series of lectures that should stimulate and inform.
The series is part of a wider effort to support the society by providing a wider audience for society activities, as well as providing a potential additional source of guest speakers, funding and support. At the same time, students can contribute more directly to the South Wales architectural community. As part of this effort, the SAWSA chair, Edward Dyhouse, taken up position as a Design Circle committee member.
Dates of Lectures have been added to the diary (left). To download the pdf flyer right click and "save target as" .
16 January 2008
Design Circle Formalised
After a series of informal meetings aimed at reforming the previously disbanded South Wales Branch of the RSAW, Design Circle is now formally the voice of Architects and Architecture in the South Wales Region.
In the presence of the RSAW Chair, a vote was held to formalise the re-instatement of the branch. Andrew Sutton was voted in to continue his role, albeit now on an official basis, as chair of the branch, together with Jonathon Jones as treasurer and Pierre Wassenaar as Secretary. The team will be completed by an enthusiastic committee, who have already made significant inroads to make Design Circle the network and voice of architects that South Wales deserves.
October 2007
Moving Sustainability forward in Wales
1st November 2007 - 7pm
Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff
A series of short presentations with subsequent debate considering the academic, professional, developer and political views of how sustainability is moving forward in Wales. Speakers include Igloo Development Ltd, the Welsh School of Architecture, Gaunt Francis Architects and (subject to confirmation) Welsh Assembly Government.
There will be drinks available after the discussions for the debate to continue in to the night!
October 2007
Extra-ordinary General Meeting
1 November 2007 - 6:30pm
Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff
Through a series of launch events earlier this year, the local RSAW branch has been informally reformed with the aim of providing social and architectural activities to the architectural community in South Wales, along with promoting architecture in the area and lobbying on behalf of architects.
In order to make the organisation a recognised RSAW branch, an Extra-ordinary General Meeting is proposed, to vote in the positions of chair, treasurer and secretary.
