PROJECT REVIEW
“It was designed around the needs of the family… but, more than that, the house was designed around the idea of framing the landscape.” – New house within Haslemere featured in Saturday Times.
PRESENTATION Sarah gives talk at CAT (Centre of Alternative Technology) and meets legendary eco self-build heroes Pat Borer and David Lea.
MANIFESTO LAUNCH We launch our VeloCity manifesto, Growing Villages Differently at the Oslo Architecture Triennale – this year’s theme is Degrowth tackling important issues around climate change and reshaping our society.
OVERALL WINNER Ty Pawb is Overall Winner of AJ Retrofit Award 2019 as well as winning Best Cultural Building under £5m.
Everybody’s House Wrexham celebrates Ty Pawb’s successes with a special Civic Pride Event in Wrexham.
AWARD WINNER Ty Pawb receives the prestigious National Eisteddfod Gold Medal in Architecture and is shortlisted in the AJ Retrofit Awards for 2019.
PROJECT COMPLETION Our new gallery Found opens, promoting Brecon as a town of creatives.
TORINO-NICE RALLY Jeremy completes an epic cycle following the Turin to Nice Rally route with mates Joe Morris & Will Lee.
FUTURE AWARDS Sarah judges excellent student work for Blueprint for the Future awards.
PRESENTATION Sarah joins Negroni Talks #10 – Borderlands – and shares her view on “baggy space” as part of London Festival of Architecture
FACTORY VISIT VeloCity visit Brompton bike factory and partner up on co-mobility strategies.
AWARD WINNER Bay 20 Community Centre & Boxing Club wins RICS Community Benefit Award, “it is a welcoming refuge for the local community”, said the judges.
More can be read on the project in RIBAJ, AJ & Dezeen.
ANNIVERSARY Annual change of Wal Pawb billboard artwork in preparation for Ty Pawb’s 1 year birthday celebrations next month.
PROJECT UPDATE Work progressing well on our new gallery, Found in Brecon, opening July 2019.
Triennial 2019 VeloCity selected to exhibit at the Oslo Architecture Triennial 2019 opening in September.
RESEARCH TRIP VeloCity team visits Copenhagen to look at innovative highdensity car-free housing typologies.