COULD a garden chapel, a cancer centre or a housing association be the best building in Scotland?
All have been named in the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland's (RIAS) list of the top 100 properties in the country built in the last century.
A few of the highlights include Maggie's Highland Cancer Centre in Inverness, Shettleston Housing Association in Glasgow, the Bernat Klein studio near Galashiels, and the Chapel of St Albert the Great in Edinburgh.
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Neil Baxter, RIAS secretary, said the list showcased everything from hidden gems to grand architectural displays.
He said: "What I really like about the list is that it goes from a tiny bothy made by an eccentric architect in the 1950s and then abandoned, right up to your big humdingers like the Scottish Parliament and corporate buildings like banks and offices, or power stations and hospitals. This is not all about posh houses for rich people."
Mr Baxter said the Maggie's Centre, built in 2006 by Page/Park Architects, offered patients a "peaceful place" to rest, with a sculptural exterior and welcoming "snail-like" circular layout inside.
Shettleston Housing Association office is "part-renovation and part-new build" and has been recognised because of the roof garden created by Elder and Cannon Architects when the added an extension to the former Co-op in 2010.
"Internally it flows from one building into the next, but the roof garden creates something special that is very respectful of a historic building," said Mr Baxter.
The Bernat Klein Studio, built in 1972 and located on a hillside in woodland near Galashiels, celebrates "two unsung heroes" - late fashion designer, who died in 2014, and architect Peter Wormersley. Made of concrete, glass and timber, it is entered via a bridge that takes visitors straight into the upper and "creates and romantic feel".
Another gem is the Chapel of St Albert the Great, located in the back garden of a townhouse George Square, Edinburgh but open to the public.
Owned by the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church, it was designed in 2013 by Simpson and Brown Architects and constructed from wood and glass.
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The full list, which features buildings from 1916 right up to the present day, has been compiled by RIAS to mark the 100th birthday of RIAS and Scotland's Festival of Architecture 2016.
Among the more unusual buildings on the list are Bank of Scotland and Royal Bank of Scotland branches in Glasgow, Bon Accord Baths in Aberdeen and Tongland Power Station in Kirkcudbright, along with more prominent architectural sights including the arches at the City Chambers in Glasgow, the Scottish Parliament building and Stirling University.
The public now has the chance to vote for their favourite building as part of the 2016 Festival of Architecture, the cornerstone of Scotland's Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.
Mr Baxter added that many of the buildings are used by people in their day to day lives, perhaps without them noticing their architectural value.
He said: "It really highlights some of the great architecture of the last century and will hopefully engage people and get them more interested in looking at the buildings around them."
The Top 100
Suffolk Road Halls of Residence, Edinburgh, 1916 (Alan K Robertson)
Rosyth Garden City, Rosyth, 1916 (A H Mottram)
Cour House, Kintyre in Argyll, 1920 (Oliver Hill)
Craigtoun Park, Islet, Dutch Village; St Andrews, 1920 (Paul Waterhouse)
Arches at City Chambers, Glasgow, 1923 (Watson, Salmond and Gray)
Zoology Building, Glasgow University, 1923 (John J Burnet)
9 George Square, Glasgow, 1924 (James Miller)
Bandstand and Amphitheatre, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, 1924 (James Miller)
Winter Gardens, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, 1924 (Alexander Stephen)
War Memorial and Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen, 1925 (A Marshall Mackenzie and A G R Mackenzie)
Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle, 1927 (Sir Robert Lorimer)
Bank of Scotland, 110-120 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, 1927 (James Miller)
North British and Mercantile Building, 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, 1929 (Sir John James Burnet with Norman A Dick)
St Conan's Church, Lochawe, Argyll, 1930 (Walter Douglas Campbell)
India Tyre and Rubber Factory, Greenock Road, Inchinnan, 1930 (Wallis Gilbert)
Scottish Legal Life Assurance Offices, 81-107 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, 1931 (E. G Wylie)
St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, 21-23 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, 1933 (Jack Coia)
The Lane House, 46a Dick Place, Edinburgh, 1933 (William Kininmonth and Basil Spence)
Tongland Power Station, Kirkcudbright, 1934 (Alexander Gibb and Partners)
Royal Bank of Scotland, 30 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, 1935 (James Miller)
Daily Express Building, 159-195 Albion Street, Glasgow, 1936 (E Owen Williams)
Bon Accord Baths, Aberdeen, 1937 (Alexander Robbie)
St Cuthbert's Co-operative Association, Edinburgh, 1937 (T Waller Marwick)
St Columba of Iona RC Church, Glasgow, 1937 (Jack Coia)
Luma Light Factory, Glasgow, 1938 (Cornelius Armour)
Rothesay Pavilion, Rothesay, 1938 (James Carrick)
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh, 1939 (Thomas S Tait)
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, 1939 (John McKissack)
Reading Room, University Avenue, Glasgow, 1939 (T Harold Hughes & D S R Waugh)
St Mary's Church, King Street, Aberdeen, 1939 (A G R MacKenzie)
Timex Factory, Dundee, 1948 (Bennet, Beard and Wilkins)
New Taybank Mill, Dundee, 1949 (Kenneth Masson)
Wills Tobacco Factory, Glasgow, 1949 (Wills Engineering Department)
Hermit's Castle, Achmelvich, Loch Inver, Sutherland, 1950 (David Scott)
Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, 1951 (J L Gleave)
Fishermen's Houses, Dunbar, 1952 (Basil Spence and Partners)
Extensions, Natural Philosophy Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, 1953 (Basil Spence and Partners)
Sighthill Health Centre, Edinburgh, 1953 (R Gardner-Medwin)
Kilsyth Academy, 1954 (Basil Spence)
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1955 (Reginald Fairlie; completed by A R Conlon)
Town House, Kirkcaldy, 1956 (David Carr)
St Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Glenrothes, 1956 (Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein)
High Sunderland, Galashiels, 1957 (Peter Womersley)
Avisfield, Edinburgh, 1958 (Morris and Steedman)
Silitto Residence, Edinburgh, 1959 (Morris and Steedman)
Seafar 2 Housing, Cumbernauld, 1963 (Hugh Wilson, Dudley Roberts project leader, Roy Hunter)
Nuffield Transplantation Surgery Unit, Edinburgh , 1963 (Peter Womersley)
Gala Fairydean Stand, Galashiels , 1963 (Peter Womersley)
Glasgow College of Building and Printing, Glasgow, 1964 (Wylie Shanks and Underwood)
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Kilsyth, 1965 (Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein)
St Peter's College, Cardross, 1966 (Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein)
Department of Architecture and Building Science, Strathclyde University, 1967 (Frank Fielden and Associates)
Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh, 1967 (Sir Basil Spence, Glover and Ferguson)
Dollan Aqua Centre, East Kilbride, 1968 (Alexander Buchanan Campbell)
Andrew Melville Hall, St Andrews University, 1968 (James Stirling)
BOAC Building, Glasgow, 1970 (Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein)
Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, 1970 (John Richards)
Bernat Klein Studio, High Sunderland, Galashiels , 1972 (Peter Womersley)
Phase III Housing, Woodside Development Area A, Glasgow, 1974 (Boswell Mitchell & Johnson)
Stirling University, Bridge of Allan, 1974 (John Richards)
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 1976 (Law and Dunbar-Nasmith)
Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society Headquarters, Glasgow, 1976 (King, Main and Ellison)
St John Ogilvie Church, Irvine, 1979 (Clunie Rowell with Douglas Niven and Gerry Connolly)
Cummins Engine Factory, Shotts, 1980 (Ahrends, Burton and Koralek)
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 1981 (Law & Dunbar-Nasmith Partnership)
Dundee Repertory Theatre, 1982 (Nicoll Russell Studios)
The Burrell Collection, Glasgow, 1983 (Barry Gasson, Brit Andresen and John Meunier)
Ingram Square, Glasgow, 1984 (Elder and Cannon Architects)
Caley House, Kilwinning, 1984 (Irvine Development Corporation)
Babbity Bowsters, Glasgow, 1985 (Groves-Raines Architects)
Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, 1986 (Elder and Cannon Architects)
Grianan Building, Dundee, 1986 (Nicoll Russell Studios)
Princes Square, Glasgow, 1987 - by Hugh Martin & Partners
National Library Of Scotland Annexe, Edinburgh, 1987 (Andrew Merrylees Associates)
General Accident Fire And Life Assurance Corporation Headquarters, Perth (James Parr &
Partners)
Carrick Quay, Glasgow, 1989 (Davis Duncan Partnership)
The Italian Centre, Glasgow, 1991 (Page/Park Architects)
Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993 (Richard Murphy Architects)
Challenge House, Glasgow, 1993 (McNeish Design Partnership)
178-180 Ingram Street, Glasgow Page, 1994 (Page/Park Architects)
Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1998 (Benson + Forsyth)
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, 1999 (Richard Murphy Architects)
Homes for the Future: The Green, Glasgow, 1999 (Elder and Cannon Architects)
Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh, 1999 (Malcolm Fraser Architects)
The Lighthouse, Glasgow, 1999 (Page/Park Architects)
Tramway, Glasgow, 2000 (Zoo Architects)
Mount Stuart Visitors Centre, Isle of Bute, 2001 (Munkenbeck + Marshall)
National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride, 2001 (Page/Park Architects)
Clavius Building, St Aloysius College, Glasgow, 2003 (Elder and Cannon Architects)
The Scottish Parliament Canongate, Edinburgh, 2004
Maggie's Centre, Inverness, 2006 (Page/Park Architects)
Pier Arts Centre, Orkney, 2007 (Reiach and Hall Architects)
John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, 2009 (Cullinan Studio)
Shettleston Housing Association Offices, Glasgow, 2010 (Elder and Cannon Architects)
The Houl, Castle Douglas, 2011 (Simon Winstanley Architects)
The Chapel of St Albert the Great, Edinburgh, 2013 (Simpson and Brown Architects)
2013 House No. 7, Tiree, 2013 (Denizen Works)
The Turf House, Isle of Skye, 2013 (Rural Design)
Maggie's Lanarkshire
Laurieston Transformational Area, Glasgow, 2015 (Elder and Cannon Architects, Page/Park Architects)
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