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Four finalists battle for Scottish building of the year

Gilbert McCarragher Hundred Acre Wood is a brutalist home and which is surrounded by forest near Loch Awe.Gilbert McCarragher
Hundred Acre Wood stands above Loch Awe in Argyll.

Four new buildings including a music school and a home clad with crushed TV screens, have been shortlisted for Scotland's building of the year.

Two university buildings and two houses are competing for the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award.

It comes with a £10,000 cash prize from the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.

The winner will be announced on 30 November.

Hundred Acre Wood, Argyll and Bute, by Denizen Works

Gilbert McCarragher The grey, brutalist home stands close to a pond.Gilbert McCarragher
Hundred Acre Wood is an example of brutalist architecture
Gilbert McCarragher The interior of the house is bright with large windows overlooking Loch Awe.Gilbert McCarragher
The house has spectacular views across the surrounding landscape.

Hundred Acre Wood stands out against landscape overlooking Loch Awe.

An example of the brutalist school of architecture, its silver-grey exterior glints in the light thanks to the decision to render the walls with shards of recycled TV screens.

Windows are placed to maximise light and allow its owners views across the surrounding countryside.

It was designed by architects Denizen Works, based in Glasgow and London.

Laidlaw Music Centre, University of St Andrews, by Flanagan Lawrence

Paul Zanre The Laidlaw Music Centre surrounded by mature trees in St Andrews.Paul Zanre
The music centre is open to students, professionals, and the local community.
Paul Zanre The McPherson Recital Room is a modern, airy performance space designed for excellent acoustics.Paul Zanre
The main performance space can be "tuned" to suit what is being performed.

The University of St Andrews' Laidlaw Music Centre is designed to fit in with the town's many listed buildings.

It is a working building, with musical instruments stored where passers-by can see them and a balcony over the entrance providing a performance space above a quad where audiences can gather.

The main concert space incorporates what are claimed to be two world-firsts for a chamber hall.

The floor is fully mechanised and a reverberation chamber in the ceiling allows the space to be tuned to the best acoustic conditions for whatever is being performed.

Cuddymoss, North Ayrshire, by Ann Nisbet Studio

David Barbour Cuddymoss is a timber covered cottage built around a ruined stone building.David Barbour
Cuddymoss is designed around a ruined stone building.
David Barbour The interior of Cuddymoss showing a sitting area with log-burning stove and views of surrounding fields from the windows.David Barbour
The exterior is a mix of old and new but the interior is modern.

Cuddymoss, by Ann Nisbet Studio, was conceived as a "building within a ruin" in the North Ayrshire countryside.

Very few alterations have been made to the shell of the structure itself, so the cottage home could be removed and the ruin reused by future generations.

A new timber-clad extension matches the shape of the old building and the silver-coloured wood is designed to make the building blend into the surrounding landscape.

Campus Central, University of Stirling, by Page\Park Architects

Paul Zanre Campus Central is a sandstone and glass building bordering a tree lined pedestrian plaza.Paul Zanre
Campus Central is a new addition to the University of Stirling's 1960s buildings.
Paul Zanre The new central atrium of the Campus Central building is open and airy with wide walkways and high windows,Paul Zanre
The building is designed to increase space and accessibility for its users.

Campus Central is both an addition to and a re-thinking of an existing part of the University of Stirling's 1960s buildings.

Part new-build and part re-working of an existing steel structure, it is designed to be a more welcoming and accessible central entrance to the wider campus.

The building houses accommodation for teaching, studying, and the pastoral care of students and is the work of Glasgow's Page\Park Architects.