IBI Group has been selected to design a new home for the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University.

The project involves redeveloping the 2 Central Square offices in Cardiff's Central Square Development into a new innovative, collaborative and professional learning space next to the new BBC Cymru Wales. Work on the interior of the building is scheduled to begin this August.

Features will include providing students with their own TV and radio studios, a 300-seat lecture theatre, six newsrooms, dedicated editing suites, a postgraduate research space, a library, and innovation and stakeholder engagement labs.


The scheme is part of a wider £260 million investment by the University to transform its student experience. In total, £600m will be invested over the coming years to develop world class student facilities.

Overall, the new School of Journalism location will put the School at the heart of a vibrant media environment in the city centre.

Architect, Richard Golledge from IBI Group said: "Our Learning+ team is privileged to have been selected to design what will be a flagship learning environment; a place that inspires the next generation of national and international journalists to succeed. As local architects that design leading education estates globally, we are proud to be contributing to the excellent reputation that both the city and Cardiff University have gained for first-class education facilities."

Professor Stuart Allan, Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, added: "The BBC global reputation for media production, together with the innovative design of the new buildings, will make this a centre for excellence that will be genuinely world-class."

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