C. Malcolm Parry (born c. 1938
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Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
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architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
, professor emeritus, and TV/radio broadcaster.
[The Times Higher Education ]
Star Turn: Malcolm Parry
' 29 June 2001 (viewed 2011-10-07)
Early life
Parry was born in
Blaenavon
Blaenavon ( cy, Blaenafon) is a town and community (Wales), community in Torfaen county borough, Wales, high on a hillside on the source of the Afon Lwyd. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshi ...
, left school at the age of 15 and trained as a Mining Surveyor. He intended to attend university to study
Civil Engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...
but was encouraged by the then Head of Architecture at
Cardiff University
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to study architecture. Parry was later employed by the university to teach and carry out research.
Employment at Cardiff University
Parry is a former Head of the
Welsh School of Architecture
The Welsh School of Architecture (WSA) ( cy, Ysgol Bensaernïaeth Cymru) is an academic school of Cardiff University. It is generally regarded as a world leading school of architecture, and one of the top architecture schools in Britain. In 201 ...
at Cardiff University,
which he led from 1997
until his retirement. In his teachings Parry showed a particular interest in the aspect of light in architecture, evident in the Architectural Practice Group of which he was director. The research group studies the processes of architectural design, including construction law, economics, process and the strategic management of estates. The group has links with the
RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...
. Research into the design process includes the production of a Design Manual for Wales.
TV appearances
Parry has presented several programmes about
architecture
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on
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project in conjunction with the BBC, which resulted in a TV series about the construction of the building, which he presented.
, relating the history of each town to its architecture.