Best Building in Scotland Awards, Shortlist, Winner, Photos, Architects, Prize

RIAS Best Building in Scotland Award : 2007 - Architecture

Andrew Doolan Award - 2007, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Andy Doolan Awards Winner 2007 Pier Arts Centre, Orkney : Reiach & Hall Architects photo © Gavin Fraser, Alastair Peebles Andrew Doolan Award Shortlist Bridge Arts Centre, Glasgow : Gareth Hoskins Architects photo © Andrew Lee Fettes College Sixth Form Building, Edinburgh : Page\Park Architects photo © Adrian Welch Hazelwood School, Glasgow : Gordon Murray & Alan Dunlop Architects photo © Andrew Lee Maggie’s Centre Kirkcaldy : Zaha Hadid Architects photo © Adrian Welch Princess Gate, Edinburgh : Malcolm Fraser Architects photo © Keith Hunter University of St Andrews Arts Faculty building : Reiach & Hall Architects photo © Paul Zanre Andrew Doolan Award Shortlist RIAS PR 1 Oct The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) today revealed the buildings which the jury has agreed should be short-listed for the prestigious RIAS Andrew Doolan Award 2007. They are: Princess Gate, a housing development in Edinburgh designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects; Hazelwood School in Glasgow for students with multiple disabilities, designed by Gordon Murray & Alan Dunlop Architects; Maggie’s Centre, a cancer care centre in Kirkcaldy designed by Zaha Hadid Architects; Fettes College Sixth Form Centre & Residence in Edinburgh, designed by Page\Park Architects; Bridge Arts Centre in Glasgow designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects; New Arts Faculty building for the University of St Andrews and the Pier Arts Centre in Orkney, both designed by Reiach & Hall Architects. The jury will be visiting the short-listed projects during October and the winner will be announced at the award presentation and dinner on the evening of Friday 2 November at The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. RIAS Andrew Doolan Award 2007 Jury Louisa Hutton, Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, Berlin Rob Joiner, Reidvale Housing Association, Glasgow Douglas Read, Dignan Read Dewar Architects, Edinburgh & Past President of RIAS Richard Murphy, Richard Murphy Architects, Edinburgh Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2007 Presentation Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh – 2 Nov Contact: 0131 229 7545 Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2007 entries: Eligible projects to have been completed between 1 Jan 2006 & 31 May 2007, with an architect as lead designer / project manager Entry deadline now passed 2006 Results Winner: Maggie's Highland Cancer Care Centre, Inverness Page\Park Architects Best Building in Scotland 2006 Keith Hunter image Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award - PR 06 Nov 2006: RIAS RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2006 Top Ten Scottish Buildings announced The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) today announced the short list for the 2006 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland. This year saw the largest number of entries since the scheme began in 2002 – with 34 entries in total, from all parts of Scotland. The jury found the task of narrowing the list down to 10 buildings particularly challenging. The ten buildings cover a wide range of building types and budgets, including a one-off family home, a cancer care centre and a new concert hall. The assessors will now visit all the shortlisted buildings, before announcing the overall winner at a presentation dinner at the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh on 16 November. Mary Wrenn, Chief Executive of the RIAS said: “The aim of the Award is to recognize the one building which the jury agrees stands out as the best building created in Scotland during the eligibility period from I January 2005 to 31 May 2006. A short-listed building must show the potential to endure as “a fine work of architecture throughout its working life”. The overall Andrew Doolan Award winner should be a clear example of an outstanding work of architecture.” Best Building in Scotland - shortlisted buildings: Maggie's Highland Cancer Care Centre, Inverness (Page\Park) The Scottish Storytelling centre, Edinburgh (Malcolm Fraser Architects) Perth Concert Hall, Perth (Building Design Partnership Ltd) St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral redevelopment, Edinburgh (LDN Architects) The Bridge Arts Centre, Easterhouse, Glasgow (Gareth Hoskins) JKS Workshops, Clydebank (Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects) The Saltire Centre, Glasgow (Building Design Partnership Ltd) Kelvingrove New Century Project, (Building Design Partnership Ltd) Three Seton Mains, Longniddry (Paterson Architects) Royal Bank of Scotland HQ, Gogarburn, Edinburgh (Michael Laird Architects) R I A S - The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland 6 Nov 2006 : Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award Best Building in Scotland - assessors: Clare Wright, Director, Wright & Wright Architects, London; Professor Simon Unwin, Chair of Architecture, University of Dundee School of Architecture; Frank McDonald, Environment Editor, The Irish Times; author of The Destruction of Dublin (1985), Saving the City (1989) and The Construction of Dublin (2000); Douglas Read, President RIAS; Dignan Read Dewar Architects, Edinburgh The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is the professional body for Scotland’s 3000 chartered architects. They work in 1000 businesses, mainly very small, as well as in areas of industry from housebuilding to local and central government. The RIAS has charitable status and offers a wide range of services and products for architects, students of architecture, construction industry professionals and all those with an interest in the built environment and the design process. The RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award was founded by architect Andrew Doolan in 2002 and continues after his untimely death in 2004 through the continued generosity of Ms Margaret Doolan and her family, with additional support from the Scottish Executive. PR 25 Oct 2006 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2006 Can Edinburgh win prestigious architecture prize for third time? The eyes of the architecture and design world are turning to Scotland for the biggest event of the architectural calendar. At £25,000, the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, presented by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is the biggest architecture prize in the UK. The prize honours the designer of the project identified by the judges as the most outstanding building created in Scotland in the last 12 months. Hopeful architects will hear if their scheme has won the prestigious prize on the evening of Thursday 16 November at a gala dinner in Edinburgh’s Balmoral Hotel. Between now and the announcement date, a jury of three architects and a lay assessor will be busy compiling a shortlist of the most promising buildings drawn up from the 34 entries. Each of the shortlisted buildings will be visited by the judges and the designers will be presented with a certificate at the award ceremony. The jury for the 2006 Award comprises: Clare Wright, Director, Wright & Wright Architects, London; Professor Simon Unwin, Chair of Architecture, University of Dundee School of Architecture; Frank McDonald, Environment Editor, The Irish Times; author of The Destruction of Dublin (1985), Saving the City (1989) and The Construction of Dublin (2000); Douglas Read, President RIAS; Dignan Read Dewar Architects, Edinburgh RIAS Chief Executive Mary Wrenn said: “This year’s entries present a particularly strong field – the judges will have a very hard job indeed. They will be considering a wide range of criteria before making their recommendations. They will look at the architect’s use of materials and the detailing and craftsmanship of each project, as well as considering the building’s accessibility and energy credentials. The winning building should be an outstanding piece of contemporary design that serves its users well and will stand the test of time.” The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award - PR 25 Oct 2006 Two of the four previous winners have been in Edinburgh: Dance Base (2002) designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects and the Scottish Parliament by EMBT/RMJM (2005). Glasgow took the prize in 2004 with St Aloysius College, Clavius Building by Elder and Cannon Architects and An Turas, Tiree (2003) created by Sutherland Hussey Architects with Jake Harvey, Glen Onwin, Donald Urquhart and Sandra Kennedy. On 16 November, all eyes will be on the Edinburgh finalists to see if the city can complete an architectural hat trick. The RIAS Andrew Doolan Award was founded by architect, Andrew Doolan in 2002 and continues after his untimely death in 2004 through the continued generosity of Mrs Margaret Doolan and her family, with additional support from the Scottish Executive. The RIAS Andrew Doolan Award shortlist to be announced 5 Nov 2006 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2008: Entry Deadline, Shortlist announcement, Exhibition, Prize reception Stirling Prize

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