EIGHTEEN new or redeveloped buildings in Scotland have been honoured with architecture awards.
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland announced the winners at the inaugural RIAS Awards in Glasgow last night.
Winners included the G1 Group's revamp of the Corinthian Club in Glasgow, the National Museums of Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland, as well as the Maggie's Centre at Gartnavel Hospital.
Previously the Royal Incorporation co-ordinated the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards for Scotland but this year, for the first time, the RIAS has launched its own award scheme. In addition, RIBA announced its own awards for buildings in Scotland.
Sholto Humphries, president of RIAS, said: "We had 71 submissions, ranging in scale from a few thousand pounds to over £60 million.
"We cut this down to a brilliant shortlist of 23 projects. The fact that 18 of these have won awards testifies to the extraordinarily high standard."
OMA architects were praised for the Maggie's at Gartnavel, which was acclaimed for its "modest external expression, embracing a courtyard garden to generate a place of gentle contemplation".
Gareth Hoskins Architects were praised for their work on the £47m revamp of the National Museum of Scotland, which has "opened up and expanded the gallery spaces, returning the building to its original grandeur".
Page/Park Architects were also lauded for the multimillion-pound redevelopment of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
The winners also included Linlithgow Burgh Halls, Cape Cove in Helensburgh, and Fore Street in Glasgow.
The five projects which have won RIBA Awards were Bogbain Mill, Lochussie, by Maryburgh by Rural Design, Dundee House by Reiach and Hall Architects, Maggie's Gartnavel, the National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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