Cardiff University Students Propose Nuclear Learning Centre in Stowe Landscape Garden
Cardiff University's Welsh School of Architecture showcased innovative MArch student projects in collaboration with Dezeen. Among them, Amelia Farman's proposal for a Centre of Nuclear Learning in Stowe, UK, addresses AI's energy needs. Other notable projects include Maisy Sykes' redesign of Insilico Medicine's headquarters in Bristol with AI-driven features, and Huriyyah Aiba Binti Nur Malek's community recycling center in Somnath, India. Additionally, Ruby Staple envisions 103 PassivHaus homes in Ely and Caerau, while Kenneth Dhillon critiques Herzog and de Meuron's unfinished Berlin Modern M20. The featured projects were highlighted in Dezeen on September 23, 2026.
Key facts
- Cardiff University's Welsh School of Architecture presents MArch student projects in a Dezeen School Shows partnership.
- Amelia Farman's Learning in the Landscape proposes a Centre of Nuclear Learning within the historic landscape of Stowe, UK, responding to AI's energy demands.
- Maisy Sykes' Cybernetic Ecology reimagines Insilico Medicine's European headquarters in Bristol's Cumberland Basin with AI-controlled moving roofs and five climate-controlled biomes.
- Huriyyah Aiba Binti Nur Malek's Somnath: Waste to Worth proposes a community-driven recycling centre in Somnath, India.
- Ruby Staple's A New Garden City proposes 103 new PassivHaus homes in Ely and Caerau.
- Kenneth Dhillon's The Second Draft of Yesterday addresses Herzog and de Meuron's unfinished Berlin Modern M20 at the Kulturforum.
- The MArch programme is accredited by RIBA, ARB and LAM (Malaysia) and spans two years.
- The projects were featured on Dezeen on 23 September 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Amelia Farman
- Maisy Sykes
- Huriyyah Aiba Binti Nur Malek
- Ruby Staple
- Éabha Strong-Wright
- Ollie Yelland
- William Underwood
- Martha Spencer Jones
- Ella Coomer
- Kenneth Dhillon
- Anastasia Stachtiari
- Catherine Towers
- Mhairi McVicar
- Dan Benham
- Lawrence Duck
- Shankari Raj
- Mark Hillier
- Yasser Megahed
- Marga Munar Bauza
- Shibu Raman
- Hiral Patel
- Alexis Germanos
- Will Judge
- Andrew Carr
- Reishin Kunishima Watabe
- Tim Burton
- Herzog and de Meuron
- Mies van der Rohe
- Scharoun
Institutions
- Cardiff University
- Welsh School of Architecture
- Dezeen
- Insilico Medicine
- Black Mountains College
- RIBA
- ARB
- LAM (Malaysia)
Locations
- Stowe
- UK
- Cardiff
- Oxford–Cambridge Arc
- Bristol
- Cumberland Basin
- Somnath
- India
- Ely
- Caerau
- Cardiff Bay
- Mid Wales Hospital
- Talgarth
- Berlin
- Kulturforum
- Tewkesbury
- Severn Ham
- Wales
- Malaysia
Sources
- Dezeen —