I have great pleasure in commending the work of Stephen Hill, Holder Mathias Architects, specifically regarding the design of the new campus building for the Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Glamorgan.

The iconic design has presented a national focus for the creative industries in Wales and has brought a national profile to the new Faculty. Our recruitment of undergraduate students has increased by 65%, well above the UK national average for this subject area. The novel design of the building has revolutionised the teaching approaches and emphasised the vocational nature of the subjects combining music, performing arts, media and visual arts.

I have no hesitation in recommending Holder Mathias Architects for any future projects.

´Regalian is a company that demands high levels of creativity, balanced by a knowledge of what will be attractive to purchasers. Holder Mathias gets the balance right, and we are developing some very creative solutions with them at Clyne Castle.´

´St. Stephens, Ferensway has a long history and it is a complex and demanding project. The success of the scheme will depend on teamwork from us all to find solutions to difficult problems. Holder Mathias demonstrates high levels of commitment and is very much a team player.´

´Altolusso has demonstrated Holder Mathias Architects´ ability to think laterally.  At the early design stage, we were presented with over 20 options, each presented in a way that enabled us to make decisions on which route to follow.  We considered a range of these options and the solution we are building is a testament to Holder Mathias Architects´ lateral thinking.´

´We are very pleased with the scheme and it appears we have plenty of buyers who share this view.´

´We have used Holder Mathias for a number of projects and found their professionalism, knowledge and, perhaps most importantly, their conceptual flair to be of the highest order.´

´The project received the Neath & Port Talbot Building Control “Built in Quality” award for it’s category under the LABC awards scheme. The judging is based upon the design, construction and management of the project and the extent to which it excelled beyond the minimum requirements of the Building regulations. Please accept my thanks for your input and that of your team throughout the project´.

´Architects come in many shapes and sizes.  Holder Mathias are an unusual blend of bold creativity and responsiveness.  They heed commerical directions whilst maximising architectural merit.  They communicate their concepts so effectively, allowing more time for debate and review.´

´We are happy, Holder Mathias are always responsive and come up with innovative ideas.´

´Very willing to work with developers and understood development process, this was very important to us.´

´Holder Mathias are very good at listening and taking on board our comments and finding solutions.´