Atrium (styled as ATRiuM), officially ''ATRiuM: Cardiff Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries'' and also known as ATRiuM Building, forms part of the Cardiff campus of the

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, along with Atlantic House in Tyndall Street. It is located in the

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area of

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. The building was first opened as a university building by the

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on 29 November 2007. A new extension (ATRiuM 2A) added in September 2014 and second (ATRiuM 2B) in 2016.

Phase 1

Opened on 29 November 2007, it is home to one of the university's five faculties, CCI (the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries). The building is located on 86-88 Adam Street, near

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. The building comprises a refurbished former BT office block, Enterprise House, and an extension, linked by a glass atrium. It houses many of the facilities which were formerly based at the campus in

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. These include a television studio, two tiered theatre, auditoriums, sound studios, learning resource centre and gallery. ATRiuM's official launch was compered by actress

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and TV presenter

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and there were performances from harpist

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and singers

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and Daisy Blue, who was accompanied on the piano by her father

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. A temporary Students Union building was located at the rear of the building which opened in September 2009 until it moved to ATRiuM 2A, which opened in September 2014.

Phase 2 (ATRiuM 2A and 2B)

ATRiuM has expanded on the western side of the original structure (phase 1) on un-used land on the eastern side and the site of an old garage on the western side. The new two storey ATRiuM 2A includes part of the

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, as well as a Students Union bar and an 'Ideas factory'. It opened for the new term in September 2014. The eastern side ATRiuM 2B, will be a five-storey building with new teaching facilities.

Facilities

Amongst the key ATRiuM facilities are a design studio, television studio, 180-seat theatre space, cinema, 180 seat main lecture theatre, a cafe and advice shops. In July 2010, it was filmed for ''

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fifth series episode ''

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'' (the final episode filmed before Elisabeth Sladen's death in 2011).

Notes

External links

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Official website of the Cardiff Campus
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