The Dewi-Prys Thomas Award
The Dewi-Prys Thomas Award 2024 winner was announced at the RSAW Welsh Architecture Awards Ceremony at Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff on 23 May 2024. Eleven entries were received, which included a wide range of projects from all around Wales including private houses, the restoration and repurposing of historic buildings, town planning schemes, regeneration initiatives and public art installations.
Winner:
Acme as master planners and architects for the Copr Bay phase 1 development and its contribution to the long-term vision for the regeneration of Swansea, led by Swansea Council with contributions from AFL Architects, the artist Marc Rees and others,
Prize: silver medal and prize certificate
Short listed:
Hay Castle
MICA Architects with The Hay Castle Trust
Organised by the Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust and Royal Society of Architects.
Judges
The judges for the Dewi-Prys Thomas Award 2024 were:
Victoria Coombs, Director and Architect at Loyn + Co Architects.
Rhys Llwyd Davies, Architect and trustee of the Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust.
Simon Fenoulhet (chair), Artist, public art consultant, and trustee of the Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust.
Philip Hughes: Director at Ruthin Craft Centre.
Professor Jo Patterson, Director of Research at the Welsh School of Architecture and Deputy Chair of the Wales Innovation Network Net Zero Strategic Board.
Photograph/image credits:
Award ceremony: Rhys Llwyd Davies
Copr Bay: Hufton + Crow