{"id":101,"date":"2025-06-10T07:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:18:18","slug":"the-dewi-prys-thomas-prize-2003-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/the-dewi-prys-thomas-prize\/the-dewi-prys-thomas-prize-2003-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize 2003-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize<\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2003 to 2015, the Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust awarded a prestigious triennial prized that recognized the importance of good design to the quality of life, identity and regeneration of Wales. It appreciated projects of excellence in a wide range of fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Architecture\u00a0<br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Landscape design and public spaces<br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Environmental improvements, sustainability projects and civil engineering<br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In all of these, projects and initiatives that display the following characteristics are rewarded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excellence: demonstrating the highest quality of thinking, design and execution<br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Utility: fulfilling their essential function simply and effectively<br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Originality: finding new ways of working in the built environment<br>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inspiration: making a difference in the quality and appreciation of design in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Celebrating good design, and passion for good design, in the built environment in Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize was described by Patrick Hannay, the editor of &#8216;Touchstone: the magazine for architecture in Wales&#8217;, as &#8216;Wales&#8217;s most important architectural award\u2019. It celebrated the life of Dewi-Prys Thomas, an inspirational teacher and advocate for Wales and the Welsh environment. Dewi-Prys, who died in 1985, cared deeply about Wales and the Welsh environment and the prize sought to capture this inspirational and passionate spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize From 2003 to 2015, the Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust awarded a prestigious triennial prized that recognized the importance of good design to the quality of life, identity and regeneration of Wales. It appreciated projects of excellence in a wide range of fields: \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Architecture\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Landscape design and public spaces\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Environmental improvements, sustainability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":32,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-prize-page-en","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-101","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions\/356"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dewi-prysthomas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}