Assembly for Wales

This week, we visited the Welsh Assembly which is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales, located in Cardiff Bay. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Members. Also, the debating chamber in Cardiff Bay，was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership and built by Taylor Woodrow, with environmental and MEP design by BDSP Partnership. It uses traditional Welsh materials such as slate and Welsh Oak in its construction, and the design is based around the concepts of openness and transparency.



The Welsh Assembly building has won praise for its construction on “green” principles using energy-saving and recycling features. Its renewable energy systems aim to reduce running costs by up to half. Just like Lord Rogers said energy conservation was a central principle in the design of his building as well as creating a space. Other features include using the ground as a heat source and the use of wood chips or pellets for the boiler. Rainwater is also collected via the steel columns supporting the roof to supply the toilets and to wash the windows. We all agree that the use of rainwater flushing toilets is a very interesting thing and we go to the toilet.

This place can bring a lot of inspiration and knowledge to us, Leads people to think of the Beijing Olympic Games Bird's Nest. I think both are very great design, the design should be more environmental protection and energy conservation.

The Welsh Assembly Government works the main to solve some of the problems With regard to people's lives, economic, environmental, health, social, educational and other issues. However, the Assembly now has powers to legislate in some areas through Assembly Measures, though still subject to the veto of the Secretary of State or Parliament. In my opinion, this is a disadvantage, because you only have partial rights. For example, if you negotiate for a long time to do the decision was rejected, but this is indeed Welsh is very useful, how to solve this problem? I do not know, in general very much like the system.