Celebrating Scottish Architecture since 2012

Since 2012, the RIAS Awards have celebrated and championed outstanding architecture across Scotland, showcasing the creativity, ambition and quality of the profession.

Over the years, RIAS Award-winning projects have demonstrated just how varied Scottish architecture can be, from a moveable microhouse on the Isle of Skye to an outdoor pool pavilion in Aberdeenshire and a new facility for women in custody at HMP & YOI Stirling. Short-listed projects have included Scotland’s first Passivhaus-certified primary school, impressive new buildings for Scottish universities and a new headquarters at the home of Scottish golf.

The Awards also celebrate the sensitive transformation of Scotland’s historic buildings, from the conservation of a Category A listed castle on the banks of Loch Ness, to contemporary homes that respond creatively to their landscape, including a sculptural new-build home wrapped around an existing rockface in the Outer Hebrides. In Edinburgh, a mixed-use waterfront destination has even brought a fresh architectural approach to distillery design.

These outstanding projects reflect the breadth of work taking place across Scotland and the important role architects play in shaping the places we live, work and visit.

Entries Open soon for the 2027 RIAS Awards

Entries for the 2027 RIAS Awards open soon. If you’ve completed an outstanding project in Scotland, we’d love to see it.

To enter, the practice principal architect and at least 20% of the practice’s staff must be RIAS/RIBA members or members of an equivalent overseas professional body. Conditions apply. This dedicated RIAS Awards website has everything you need to enter, including information on the submission process, entry criteria and how to purchase your entry.

By winning a RIAS Award, your work is eligible to be entered into both the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, and the RIBA Stirling Prize.

Could your project be next? We can’t wait to see your latest work.