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Location Machynlleth, Powys | ARB/RIBA courses MArch Sustainable Architecture (validated by the University of East London) | Head of school Adrian Watson | Full-time tutors 4 | Part-time tutors 30 | Students 40 | Staff to student ratio 1:16 | Bursaries available Yes
Postgraduate
Nick Cross, Sophie Hicks, Reni Koycheva, Charlie Leicester, Millie Bush
Course MArch Sustainable Architecture
Studio/unit brief Build
Project title The 50th Pavilion
Project description The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has changed dramatically over its 50-year lifetime. This project is an architectural intervention that celebrates different aspects of its history. By talking with CAT alumni, it was highlighted that CAT’s community used to all eat together, with one person cooking for everyone else and food enjoyed around a large dining table – something that has been lost over the years. The design brings this back and combines it with architectural features from around CAT’s site. This is a group project, to reflect the collaborative nature of the profession.
Tutor citation This project was a collaborative effort by five students to design and make a place of celebration on CAT’s site to mark 50 years of environmental thinking. The project represents CAT’s mission: to provide people with the skills, knowledge and inspiration to work together to create a safer, healthier, fairer future for all. Gwyn Stacey, Pat Borer, Jenny Hall
