RIBA reveals its favourite UK buildings of 2015
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The revamped front-of-house at the National Theatre has "radically transformed" London's South Bank
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the 37 winners of the 2015 RIBA National Awards.
The winners include a whisky distillery in Scotland, a fishing hut in Hampshire and Manchester's Whitworth gallery.
Fourteen of the buildings are in London, including three housing developments, two schools, Foyles bookshop and the National Theatre.
The shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize will be drawn from the 37 award-winning buildings.
"The admirable aspect shared by every one of our winners is ambition," said RIBA President Stephen Hodder.
"The UK is blighted by poor-quality new housing and dilapidated school buildings, so I am delighted that the notable trends amongst this year's RIBA National Award winners are the volume of inspiring new housing and education projects.
"All 37 of our RIBA National Award winners should provide inspiration for developers, local authorities and architects alike and will delight generations to come."
Below is a selection of this year's winners from across the country.
New entrance to Sheffield Cathedral, by Thomas Ford & Partners, is created in stone and stainless steel
Cliff House in Southgate, Wales, is described as "a modest piece of domestic architecture that is exemplary in both process and presence"
NEO Bankside, a "structurally impressive" new housing development on London's South Bank, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
The Fishing Hut, a private timber-framed fishermens' retreat in Hampshire, by Niall Mclaughlin Architects
The extension to the 19th Century Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, by Muma, has seen the gallery double in size
Kew House is a family house in patinated steel in a conservation area in south west London
The Old See House, a new community mental health centre, in Belfast is one of two winners in Northern Ireland
Archial Norr's Dalmunach Distillery in Moray is inspired by the shape of a sheaf of barley
Ashmount Primary School - designed by Penoyre & Prasad - is a zero-carbon school and nursery in London's Crouch Hill
Flint House, a private residence for family members, guests and artists in Waddeston, Buckinghamshire "carefully frames the landscape"
The Stirling Prize shortlist will be announced on 16 July.