March 20 2018

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has showcased a 25-strong shortlist for its 2018 awards, whittled down from 76 entries received from around the country.

This year’s panel includes RIAS president, Stewart Henderson, Joanna van Heyningen OBE RIBA, van Heyningen and Haward Architects; Stuart McKill, senior executive and managing director, Saint-Gobain; Jon Stevenson, director of Wood for Good and Rachel Tennant Hon FRIAS, Landscape Institute Scotland.

Stewart Henderson, president of the RIAS, commented: “When shortlisting this year's entries for awards the panel were struck by the continuing high standard of submissions. The quality of architecture being produced the length and breadth of the country is hugely impressive. Practices, large and small, continue to demonstrate the strength and purpose of the profession in Scotland.”

In alphabetical order the shortlisted entries are:

An Crùbh, Isle of Skye (£1.8m)  - WT Architecture for Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative
Barmulloch Residents Centre, Glasgow (£1.5m) - Collective Architecture for Barmulloch Community Development Company
Bath Street Collective Custom Build, Edinburgh (£883k)  - John Kinsley Architects for Bath Street Collective Custom Build Ltd
The Black Shed, Isle of Skye - Mary Arnold-Forster Architect for a private client
Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh (£26.3m)  - Allan Murray Architects Ltd for Children & Families Department, City of Edinburgh
Clydebank Leisure Centre, West Dunbartonshire (£21.9m) - Kennedy FitzGerald Architects LLP for West Dunbartonshire Council
Clydeside Distillery, Glasgow (£4.27m) - Hypostyle Architects for Morrison Glasgow Distillers Ltd.
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries (£212m) - Ryder Architecture for NHS Dumfries and Galloway
The Engine Shed, Stirling (£5.3m) - HES with Reiach and Hall Architects
Falls of Shin, Sutherland (£950k) - CH Architecture Ltd for Kyle for Sutherland Development Trust
The Garment Factory, Glasgow -  Morgan McDonnell Architecture Ltd for Castleforge Partners
Guardswell Farm, Perthshire - Ben Scrimgeour Building Workshop for Guardswell Farm
The Hawkhead Centre, Paisley -  Page \ Park Architects for Scottish War Blinded
Humpty House, Angus - Ben Scrimgeour Building Workshop for a private client
Leith Fort, Edinburgh (£11.6m) - Collective Architecture & Malcolm Fraser Architects for Port of Leith Housing Association / City of Edinburgh Council
Lochside House, West Highlands - Haysom Ward Miller Architects for a private client
McEwan Hall, Edinburgh - LDN Architects for The University of Edinburgh
Muirfield (Community Enterprise Centre), Cumbernauld (£6.5m) - Collective Architecture for North Lanarkshire Council
Nucleus, The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Caithness Archive, Wick -Reiach and Hall Architects for The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Oriam – Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre, Edinburgh (£24m) - Reiach and Hall Architects for Oriam – Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre
Pairc Niseaboist and Talla na Mara, Isle of Harris (combined £2.4m) -  Rural Design for West Harris Trust
Perth Theatre (£11.38m) - Richard Murphy Architects Ltd for Horsecross Arts Ltd
Ripple Retreat, Callander - Kettle Collective for Its Good 2 Give
Saltcoats Town Hall, North Ayrshire (£3m) - McLean Architects for North Ayrshire Council
St Cecilia's Hall Concert Room and Music Museum, Edinburgh - Page \ Park Architects for The University of Edinburgh

Last year’s big winners were Richard Murphy Architects who picked up the Andrew Doolan Prize for their work at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries. It will be considered for a RIBA National Award in the current awards calendar.

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