ATRiuM, officially ATRiuM: Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries, is the Cardiff campus of the University of South Wales, located in the Adamsdown area of Cardiff city centre, Wales.
Phase 1
Opened on 29 November 2007,[1] it is home to one of the University's five faculties, CCI (the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries). The building is located on 86-88 Adam Street, near Cardiff Queen Street railway station.
The building comprises a refurbished former BT office block, Enterprise House, and an extension, linked by a glass atrium. It houses many of the facilities which were formerly based at the campus in Trefforest. These include a television studio, two tiered theatre, auditoriums, sound studios, learning resource centre and gallery.
ATRiuM's official launch was compered by actress Siân Phillips and TV presenter Rhodri Owen and there were performances from harpist Catrin Finch and singers Elin Manahan Thomas and Daisy Blue, who was accompanied on the piano by her father Mal Pope.[2]
A temporary Students Union building is located at the rear of the building and was open and functional from September 2009.
Phase 2 (ATRiuM 2A and 2B)
ATRiuM is due to be expanded on both sides of the original structure (phase 1) on un-used land on the eastern side and the site of an old garage on the western side. The new facilities will include part of the Business School, as well as a Students Union bar and an 'Ideas factory'. ATRiuM 2A should be open ready for the new term in September 2014.[3] The two storey ATRiuM 2A extension on the western side of the existing building will be the new student union building, while the five storey ATRiuM 2B extension on the eastern side, will be new teaching facilities.[4]
Facilities
Amongst the key ATRiuM facilities are a design studio, television studio, 180-seat theatre space, cinema, 180 seat main lecture theatre, a cafe and advice shops.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Cardiff's Most Exciting Campus Opens". University of Glamorgan. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ "£35m Atrium launched with glittering cast". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "University submits plans for major expansion of city centre Atrium campus". Wales Online. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ "The full planning application for the extension to the Atrium building" (PDF). Cardiff Council. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ "ATRiuM Facilities". University of Glamorgan. Retrieved 2009-10-07.[dead link]
External links
Media related to Atrium, Cardiff at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 51°28′45.05″N 3°10′10.63″W / 51.4791806°N 3.1696194°W