Four Scots entries on RICS shortlist

By JIM DOW

THERE are four entries from Scotland on the short list for the RICS Awards 2008 - the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, the Forestry Commission in Inverness, Quartermile in Edinburgh and the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.

They join some of the best building and conservation projects from around the world – 54 in all – who have been chosen following regional heats and will compete to become overall category winners in Building Conservation, Regeneration, Sustainability and Community Benefit.

One shortlisted entry will win the top prize of Project of the Year - a prestigious award presented to any entry that is judged to have excelled in any or all of the main categories.

Grand Designs presenter, Kevin McCloud, will announce the overall winners at a gala awards ceremony at The Millennium Hotel, Mayfair on 17 October.

Simon Pott, chairman of the judging panel said: “The response has been excellent this year. The shortlist highlights the exceptional standard of work being done today to enhance and preserve

the global built and natural environments.

“The property professionals involved are vital in linking people, places and property, making the best use of limited resources, all contributing to the wider environment and community. The shortlist contains a magnificent range of exciting projects which are a credit to the skilled teams involved.”

The table on the right shows the full list of RICS Scotland winners (they go through to the final) and runners-up:

Queen's Quay, Clydebank - a commendation in the Regeneration sector

Building Conservation. Winner:  Kelvingrove Art

Gallery & Museum, Glasgow. Highly Commended:  Glenmalloch Lodge, Newton Stewart and Culross Castle, Dumfries & Galloway.

Sustainability. Winner:  Forestry Commission, Inverness.

Regeneration. Winner:  Quartermile, Edinburgh. Highly Commended:  Queen’s Quay, Clydebank.

Community Benefit. Winner:  Eden Court Theatre, Inverness