Atrium, Cardiff

Atrium

During construction

ATRiuM is a campus of the University of Glamorgan, in Cardiff, Wales.

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 Adam Street, near Cardiff Queen Street railway station.

The building comprises a refurbished former BT office block and a newly-built extension, linked by a glass atrium. It houses many of the facilities which were formerly based at Glamorgan's main 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 Students Union building is located at the back of the building and was open and functional from September 2009.

Visiting professors

Like many creative arts schools and colleges, the school has a series of visiting professional professors. These currently include:^[3]

• Terry Hands CBE - Award-winning British stage director and producer, who founded the Liverpool Everyman Theatre in 1964
• Dr Karl Jenkins - Successful Welsh composer and musician
• Daniel Evans - Welsh actor, who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre
• Marc Evans - Award winning film director
• Robin Lyons - Writer, musician and actor
• Máire Messenger Davies - Author, academic and former journalist.

Facilities

Amongst the key ATRiuM facilities are:^[4]

Design

• Design studios and associated resource and support spaces
• Dedicating computing facilities, including a number of mac-labs

Media & Communications

• TV studio and associated control room
• Photography facilities including darkroom and production space for film photography, digital studio and associated editing studio
• Broadcast and print, multimedia journalism facilities
• Radio studio, and associated control room
• 180-seat digital and 16mm cinema space

Drama & Music

• 180-seat theatre space for drama production and performance, teaching, and associated control room
• Double height theatre practice space, and associated control room
• Single height theatre practice space, and associated control facilities
• 6 music and sound studios, and associated control rooms
• 16 acoustically protected multimedia practice rooms

General Purpose Teaching Spaces

• 180 seat main lecture theatre
• 140 Seat Cinema and Auditorium
• Multiple general purpose teaching spaces fitted out with integrated instructional technology facilities and control systems
• All teaching spaces interlinked enabling the ATRiuM to stream content from any teaching and learning space to all other teaching and learning spaces

Computing Facilities

• Multiple subject-specific and multidisciplinary computing labs
• 64 individual flexible workspaces in LRC, including 32 PC-equipped workspaces
• Loan laptops for use throughout facility (principally LRC), access via wireless networking

Interaction Spaces

• ATRiuM street, including exhibitional spaces and facilities
• Café
• Learning resource centre, including book-stock and journal collection, individual study spaces and book browsing
• 24 seat main meeting room featuring latest interactive and multimedia technology
• Leading edge and mobile IP-based video conferencing facilities
• Multifunction space

Support Services

• Faculty advice shop
• Student support services
• Disability support services
• Student careers service
• Equipment loan store

Accommodation

Tŷ Pont Haearn is the most popular halls of residence for Atrium students due to its location directly opposite the Atrium building. 350 bedrooms are specifically reserved for Atrium Students,^[5].

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