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. The assessors for the 2006 Award are: 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 shortlisted buildings are:
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)

JKS Workshops, Clydebank (Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects)

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." 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.

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.