National Eisteddfod of Wales? Gold Medal for Architecture Shortlist, Welsh Architectural Award, Building Contest
National Eisteddfod of Wales? Gold Medal for Architecture
Welsh Architectural Prize 2017 Winners News + shortlist of seven building projects
10 July 2017
National Eisteddfod of Wales? Gold Medal for Architecture 2017 Shortlist
National Eisteddfod of Wales? Gold Medal for Architecture Winners in 2017
Shortlist announced for the National Eisteddfod of Wales? Gold Medal for Architecture
Education dominates the shortlist for this year?s National Eisteddfod of Wales? Gold Medal for Architecture, which sees two schools and a university building alongside a private home in the running for the coveted architectural prize.
Rhyl High School in Denbighshire; Ysgol Bae Baglan in Port Talbot; Cardiff University?s CUBRIC building and Silver House in Gower were announced as potential contenders for the high-profile award at a reception at Oriel Ynys Môn, Llangefni, Angelsey. Supported by the Design Commission for Wales, and awarded in association with the Royal Society of Architects in Wales, the Gold Medal for Architecture recognises the importance of architecture in the nation’s culture and honours architects achieving the highest design standards. It is awarded to buildings completed between 1 January 2014 and 14 March 2017.
The full shortlist includes:
Rhyl High School, Denbighshire

photo © Daniel Hopkinson
A three-storey school accommodating 1,200 students aged 1...