Call for design award nominations

The deadline for nominations for the 12th biennial Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards is fast approaching.

For the 2020 scheme, Aberdeenshire Council is seeking formal nominations from architects, agents and building owners on built and landscape projects in Aberdeenshire within seven categories.

The award scheme aims to promote the very best in design across Aberdeenshire and features categories including ‘Innovative solutions to housing need’, ‘Conservation and building adaptation’ and ‘Building communities for the future’.

But all nominations must be in by midnight on Friday, December 20 in advance of the awards ceremony which will be held in October next year.

The wider public is also being encouraged to nominate buildings or landscapes in their area, which they would like to see considered as part of the 2020 scheme.

You can send an email detailing the property you would like to nominate and its location.

Aberdeenshire Council will then make all best efforts to contact the owners to see if they would like to submit a formal nomination for their concept, building or landscape.

The only criteria is that building projects must have been completed within the last two years and landscape projects in the last ten years.

For more details, visit: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/planning/built- heritage/aberdeenshire-design-awards

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