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The '''Bute Building''' is a [[Cardiff University]] building in [[Cathays Park]], [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]. It houses the [[Welsh School of Architecture]] and the [[Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies]]. It is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bute Building|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-13739-bute-building-castle|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=2013-03-21}}</ref>
The '''Bute Building''' is a [[Cardiff University]] building in [[Cathays Park]], [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]. It houses the [[Welsh School of Architecture]] and the [[Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies]]. It is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bute Building|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-13739-bute-building-castle|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=2013-03-21}}</ref>


The [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] building was designed by architects [[Percy Thomas]] and Ivor Jones, who won a competition in 1911 to design a building for Cardiff Technical College.<ref name="Thomas">{{cite web|url = http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s2-THOM-EDW-1883.html |title = THOMAS, Sir PERCY EDWARD (1883–1969)|publisher = [[National Library of Wales]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref> The foundations of the building were laid in 1913 and the building opened in 1916.<ref name="Companion">{{cite web|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Np_H_j3hXUEC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=percy+thomas+bute+building&source=bl&ots=vuC346SLSy&sig=zHC6MAzqjcHOc6DHZYLYC8DclPw&hl=en&ei=SeoNSqnVL4rLjAeK7fiuBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPA167,M1|title = The companion guide to Wales By David Barnes|publisher = [[Google Book Search]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref><ref name="Engineers">{{cite web|url = http://www.indin2009.com/node/10 |title = INDIN 2009 24–26th June 2009, Cardiff UK |publisher = [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref> The building has six [[Doric order|Roman Doric columns]] in the front of the building and includes the Birt Acres Lecture Theatre<ref name="Monumental">{{cite web|url = http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/31905/details/technical+college%3Bbute+building%3Buniversity+of+wales+institute+of+science+and+technology,+cathays+park,+cardiff/|title = TECHNICAL COLLEGE;BUTE BUILDING;UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CATHAYS PARK, CARDIFF |publisher = [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref><ref name="Cardiff">{{cite web|url = http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/estat/roombookings/cathays/bute/161bute/index.html|title = Pool Room 1.61, Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Bute Building|publisher = [[Cardiff University]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref>
The [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] building was designed by architects [[Percy Thomas]] and Ivor Jones, who won a competition in 1911 to design a building for Cardiff Technical College.<ref name="Thomas">{{cite web|url = http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s2-THOM-EDW-1883.html |title = THOMAS, Sir PERCY EDWARD (1883–1969)|publisher = [[National Library of Wales]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref> The foundations of the building were laid in 1913 and the building opened in 1916.<ref name="Companion">{{cite web|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Np_H_j3hXUEC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=percy+thomas+bute+building&source=bl&ots=vuC346SLSy&sig=zHC6MAzqjcHOc6DHZYLYC8DclPw&hl=en&ei=SeoNSqnVL4rLjAeK7fiuBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPA167,M1|title = The companion guide to Wales By David Barnes|publisher = [[Google Book Search]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref><ref name="Engineers">{{cite web|url=http://www.indin2009.com/node/10 |title=INDIN 2009 24–26th June 2009, Cardiff UK |publisher=[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] |accessdate=2009-05-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624054457/http://www.indin2009.com:80/node/10 |archivedate=24 June 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> The building has six [[Doric order|Roman Doric columns]] in the front of the building and includes the Birt Acres Lecture Theatre<ref name="Monumental">{{cite web|url = http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/31905/details/technical+college%3Bbute+building%3Buniversity+of+wales+institute+of+science+and+technology,+cathays+park,+cardiff/|title = TECHNICAL COLLEGE;BUTE BUILDING;UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CATHAYS PARK, CARDIFF |publisher = [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref><ref name="Cardiff">{{cite web|url = http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/estat/roombookings/cathays/bute/161bute/index.html|title = Pool Room 1.61, Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Bute Building|publisher = [[Cardiff University]]|accessdate = 2009-05-24}}</ref>


The UK's largest Sky Dome, an artificial sky 8 metres in diameter run by the School of Architecture and used for daylight modelling and [[Sun path|sun-path]] studies, is located in the basement of the building.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cardiff school reaches for the artificial sky|url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/cardiff-school-reaches-for-the-artificial-sky/770542.article|work=Architects' Journal|date=25 March 1999|accessdate=}}</ref>
The UK's largest Sky Dome, an artificial sky 8 metres in diameter run by the School of Architecture and used for daylight modelling and [[Sun path|sun-path]] studies, is located in the basement of the building.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cardiff school reaches for the artificial sky|url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/cardiff-school-reaches-for-the-artificial-sky/770542.article|work=Architects' Journal|date=25 March 1999|accessdate=}}</ref>

Revision as of 09:29, 11 November 2016

Bute Building

The Bute Building is a Cardiff University building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales. It houses the Welsh School of Architecture and the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

The neoclassical building was designed by architects Percy Thomas and Ivor Jones, who won a competition in 1911 to design a building for Cardiff Technical College.[2] The foundations of the building were laid in 1913 and the building opened in 1916.[3][4] The building has six Roman Doric columns in the front of the building and includes the Birt Acres Lecture Theatre[5][6]

The UK's largest Sky Dome, an artificial sky 8 metres in diameter run by the School of Architecture and used for daylight modelling and sun-path studies, is located in the basement of the building.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Bute Building". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. ^ "THOMAS, Sir PERCY EDWARD (1883–1969)". National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  3. ^ "The companion guide to Wales By David Barnes". Google Book Search. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  4. ^ "INDIN 2009 24–26th June 2009, Cardiff UK". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "TECHNICAL COLLEGE;BUTE BUILDING;UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CATHAYS PARK, CARDIFF". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Pool Room 1.61, Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Bute Building". Cardiff University. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Cardiff school reaches for the artificial sky". Architects' Journal. 25 March 1999.



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