Ruthin Craft Centre's new award winning building was opened in 2008. It was designed by Sergison Bates architects and it's zinc clad roof reflects the contours of the Clwydian mountain range, at the foot of which the building sits. The walls reflect the colour of the local red stone, which gives the town of Ruthin its name (the name 'Ruthin' comes from the Welsh words rhudd and din, and refers to the colour of the new red sandstone which forms the geologic basis of the area).