{"id":106,"date":"2025-09-21T23:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtoursagency.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:26:53","slug":"rias-unveils-shortlist-for-scotlands-best-building-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtoursagency.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/rias-unveils-shortlist-for-scotlands-best-building-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"RIAS unveils shortlist for Scotland's best building 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A bridge<\/a> lined with local granite<\/a> and the restoration<\/a> of a remote tower in the Scottish Highlands are among the four buildings shortlisted for RIAS<\/a>‘ 2025 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also on the shortlist is a public space<\/a> regeneration project in Aberdeen and a teaching hub for the University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

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A bridge made from local granite is on the shortlist. Above and top photo by Simon Kennedy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Held annually by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland<\/a> (RIAS), the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award was launched in 2002 and named in memory of Scottish architect Andy Doolan.<\/p>\n

According to the award jury, this year’s shortlisted projects celebrate the ways the architecture industry works alongside other built environment disciplines, such as urban design and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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Also shortlisted is Simpson and Brown’s restoration of Fairburn Tower. Photo by Landmark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“This year’s rigorous selection process has produced a diverse shortlist of intelligent schemes that not only demonstrate architectural excellence but also engage directly with the shifting political and behavioural circumstances that shape our public life,” said jury chair Mary Duggan.<\/p>\n

“They reveal how architecture can reinforce, respond to, and even anticipate these changes.”<\/p>\n