RSAW 2025 jury chair Ian Chalk, director of London-based Ian Chalk Architects, said this year\u2019s shortlist features \u2018a diverse range of projects, widely dispersed across North and South Wales\u2019, in a mixture of urban and rural settings.<\/p>\n
He added: \u2018Ranging from domestic extensions to a community arts centre and a distillery, each project shares a common thread \u2013 to think beyond the immediate confines of the site boundaries and enrich the lives of the people and places which they inhabit.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Croes Fach by Hall + Bednarczyk Architects<\/p>\n\t
Source:Matt Cant<\/p><\/div>\n
All projects shortlisted for RIBA regional awards will be visited by a jury, with the winners announced later this spring.<\/p>\n
The winners will then be considered for several RIBA Special Awards, including the RIBA Sustainability Award and RIBA Building of the Year, before being considered for a highly coveted RIBA National Award, to be announced in summer.<\/p>\n
The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize \u2013 the UK\u2019s best new building \u2013 will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects and announced in September.<\/p>\n
The Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October.<\/p>\n
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Shortlist for 2025 RSAW Welsh Architecture Awards<\/h3>\n\n- Croes Fach by Hall + Bednarczyk Architects<\/li>\n
- Delfyd Farm by Rural Office<\/li>\n
- Hafod Morfa Copperworks Distillery & Visitor Centre by GWP Architecture & Archer Humphryes<\/li>\n
- Newport Active Travel Bridge by Grimshaw<\/li>\n
- Nyth by Manalo & White<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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