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Scotland's best new buildings of 2019

News imageKeith Hunter 1 Bennetts Associates_Bayes Centre (c) Keith Hunter.jpgKeith Hunter
Bayes Centre, Edinburgh (by Bennetts Associates for University of Edinburgh)

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced a 19-strong shortlist of buildings for its 2019 awards.

The judging panel said it was an impressive list that showed "the ambitious level of excellence that architects and their clients can achieve".

The RIAS awards winners will be announced in Edinburgh on 30 May.

The shortlisted contenders are:

News imageDavid Barbour 2 Dualchas_The Black House_David Barbour.jpgDavid Barbour
The Black House, Isle of Skye (Dualchas Architects Ltd for a private client)
News imageMartin Lambie 3 Richard Murphy_Architects_Briongos MacKinnon House (c) Martin Lambie.jpgMartin Lambie
Briongos MacKinnon House, Strathaven (Richard Murphy Architects Limited for Colin MacKinnon)
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Brodie Castle – Playful Garden Visitor Centre, Forres - contract value £1.2m (Hoskins Architects for The National Trust for Scotland)
News imageAndrew Lee 5 Stallan Brand_Broomlands School (c) Andrew Lee.jpgAndrew Lee
Broomlands Primary School, Kelso - contract value £8m (Stallan-Brand Architecture + Design Ltd for Scottish Borders Council)
News imageSimon Kennedy Cairngorms National Park Authority Headquarters, Grantown-on-Spey - contract value £1m (Moxon Architects Ltd for Seafield Estate)Simon Kennedy
Cairngorms National Park Authority Headquarters, Grantown-on-Spey - contract value £1m (Moxon Architects Ltd for Seafield Estate)
News imageSusie Lowe 7 Collective Architecture_Collective on Calton_Hill (c) Susie Lowe.jpgSusie Lowe
Collective on Calton Hill, Edinburgh - contract value £4m (Collective Architecture for City of Edinburgh Council and Collective)
News imageDavid Cadzow Hendrick’s Gin Palace, Girvan (£13 m)David Cadzow
Hendrick’s Gin Palace, Girvan - contract value £13m (Michael Laird Architects for William Grant & Son)
News imageJoas Souza The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Craigellachie - contract value £140m (Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for Edrington)Joas Souza
The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Craigellachie - contract value £140m (Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for Edrington)
News imageAlexander Fraser Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow (Simpson & Brown for Willow Tea Rooms Trust)Alexander Fraser
Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow (Simpson & Brown for Willow Tea Rooms Trust)
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News imageNiall Hastie Orchard Brae School, Aberdeen - contract value £17.5m (jmarchitects for Hub North Scotland Ltd)Niall Hastie
Orchard Brae School, Aberdeen - contract value £17.5m (jmarchitects for Hub North Scotland Ltd)
News imageKeith Hunter Perth Theatre (£11.38 m)Keith Hunter
Perth Theatre - contract value £11.38m (Richard Murphy Architects Limited for Horsecross Arts Ltd)
News imageEwen Weatherspoon The Raining’s Stairs Development, Inverness (Trail Architects for Ark Estates)Ewen Weatherspoon
The Raining’s Stairs Development, Inverness (Trail Architects for Ark Estates)
News imageAFP Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service – The Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh - contract value £30m (Reiach and Hall Architects for Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service)AFP
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service – The Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh - contract value £30m (Reiach and Hall Architects for Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service)
News imageLDN architects St. John’s Church - Alteration and Extension, Edinburgh - contract value £2.35m (LDN Architects for Cornerstone Developments (Edinburgh) Ltd)LDN architects
St. John’s Church - Alteration and Extension, Edinburgh - contract value £2.35m (LDN Architects for Cornerstone Developments (Edinburgh) Ltd)
News imageAndrew Lee Tollcross Housing Association Offices, Glasgow - contract value £2.92m (Elder and Cannon Architects for Tollcross Housing Association)Andrew Lee
Tollcross Housing Association Offices, Glasgow - contract value £2.92m (Elder and Cannon Architects for Tollcross Housing Association)
News imageTom Manley Tragerhaus, Glasgow (HAUS Collective Ltd for Linda and James Laws)Tom Manley
Tragerhaus, Glasgow (HAUS Collective Ltd for Linda and James Laws)
News imageHuftonCrow 18 V_A_Dundee_-®HuftonCrow (Kengo Kuma & Associates with PiM.studio Architects and James F Stephen Architects).jpgHuftonCrow
V&A Dundee - contract value £80.1m - (Kengo Kuma & Associates with PiM.studio Architects and James F Stephen Architects for Dundee City Council)
News imageKeith Hunter West Calder High School - contract value £32m (NORR Consultants Limited for West Lothian Council)Keith Hunter
West Calder High School - contract value £32m (NORR Consultants Limited for West Lothian Council)

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