Holyrood beats all comers again for architecture

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Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2005 / May 29

It may have been delivered three years late and 11 times over budget - but the controversial Ł431m Scottish parliament has now been recognised in a prestigious architectural award as Scotland's best public building. Despite continuing problems with the building, it won the top prize at the Scottish Design Awards on Friday evening, carrying home the title of Scotland's best publicly funded building. Its futuristic design, which the late Spanish architect Enric Miralles famously based on upturned boats, was praised by judges who also awarded the building their overall "architecture grand prix" award.

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