Hillhead Primary School nominated for RIAS Award 2011

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The shortlist for the 2011 RIAS Andrew Doolan Award has recently been announced.

Hillhead Primary School by JMArchitects is one of the shortlisted entries for the Best Building in Scotland Award.

Hillhead Primary School in Glasgow brings together four city centre schools and two nursery schools on a former gap site at Gibson Street and Otago Street, which is situated on the edge of Kelvingrove Park.

The judges said of Hillhead – ‘Combining a school with publicly accessible facilities, this building is very contemporary and very welcoming.’

For more information, and to view the other shortlisted entries, click here.

(Image: Andrew Lee)

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