The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) tonight celebrated Scottish architecture by giving RIBA Awards to three buildings across the country. Projects honoured range in size and use from an office building in Glasgow with an innovative LED lighting system incorporated into its glass cladding which permits the exterior to go through colour changes; to affordable housing at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute with impressive sustainability built in; to the major achievement of the Scottish Parliament Building.

Scottish Parliament

The three RIBA Award-winning buildings in Scotland are: A'Chrannag, Rothesay, Isle of Bute - G. Deveci Chartered Architect; Sentinel Office Development, Glasgow - Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects; The Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh - EMBT / RMJM Ltd.

All three buildings will be competing with the other RIBA Award winners for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects' Journal which is presented for the 10th time this year. In total, 71 new buildings across the UK and EU have received RIBA Awards. These will form the longlist for the award. The RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects' Journal, which Channel 4 will televise for the sixth year running on 15 October, presented live by Kevin McCloud.

Speaking at the awards dinner RIBA President George Ferguson said: "The RIBA Awards process has come up trumps again, recognising a remarkable selection of buildings from almost every sector. I am particularly delighted to see a record number of buildings designed for children, including three ground-breaking nurseries, two highly innovative nursery/children's centres and an unusual and highly popular playground. There is, I am pleased to say, a greater recognition for conservation with the best examples being recognized by RIBA Conservation Awards: the preservation of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's house in Northampton, the Isokon apartments in Hampstead and the fine transformation of the Peter Jones store on Sloane Square. It is so clear that good architecture impacts on people's lives, and these awards are a vitally important part of the continuous process of raising standards. We all look forward to seeing how this great range of buildings fares in the RIBA Stirling Prize stakes, to be televised live on Channel 4 in October. It is quite clear that it will be another thrilling year."