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Wales Millennium Centre
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CONTEXT |
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DESCRIPTION |
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Theatres:
- Donald Gordon Theatre
- Weston Studio Theatre
Function rooms:
- Victor Salvi Room
- David Morgan Room
- Sony Room
- Seligman Room
- Japan Room
- Lloyds Enterprise Suite
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The poetic lines, was written by Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis in the Welsh and English languages
- Inscription in the front of the building in Welsh:
CREU GWIR FEL GWYDR O FFWRNAIS AWEN
IN THESE STONES HORIZONS SING |
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MATERIALS |
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stone, steel, wood, glass Welsh slate quarries, steel treated with copper oxide, hardwood
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LOCATION |
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  Europe |
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Nation |
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  United Kingdom |
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  Wales |
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Town |
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  Cardiff/Caerdydd |
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Website |
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MAP |
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for recreational activities
Theatres
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Additional |
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ARCHITECTURE | Residential buildings
Guest-rooms
Commercial buildings
Shops
Bars, cafeterias
Restaurants
Buildings for recreational activities
Arenas and structures for concerts and shows
Buildings for travel and tourism
Information and reception centres
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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1998 - 1999
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Realisation |
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2002 - 2009 |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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Patrick Hannay, "The matter in question", Touchstone 15, april 2005, pp. 1-4 |
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Patrick Hannay, "Slate of the art", Architecture Today 155, february 2005, pp. 46-58 |
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Janet Marshall, "Rising to the challenge", Touchstone 5, april 1999, pp. 16-23 |
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DIMENSIONAL DATA |
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Capacity |
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Donald Gordon Theatre 1,897 seats BBC Hoddinott Hall 350 seats Weston Studio Theatre 250 seats |
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STRUCTURES |
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STAFF |
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Capita Architecture [phase2] Tim Green, Keith Vince |
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Acoustical consultant |
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General contractor |
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CREDITS |
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