Seven Yorkshire projects shortlisted for top architectural awards

The £5m revamp of Clifford's Tower in York is one of the developments up for a prestigious Riba award

Revamps of a landmark medieval tower and a brutalist housing estate are among seven Yorkshire projects on the shortlist for top architectural awards.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) said the schemes boasted "innovative designs" which "reinvented existing buildings".

Other shortlisted projects include Catterick Racecourse, Harrogate's Crimple Hall and Leeds School of Arts.

The winners of the Riba Yorkshire Awards will be announced in the spring.

All those on the shortlist are due to be visited by a regional jury, with the winners then considered for several other Riba Special Awards before being considered for the National Award.

'Radical restoration'

Riba Yorkshire jury chair Lucy Plumridge, the associate director of HLM Architects, said: "We commend these practices for their innovative designs, which reflect the social and economic impact of reinventing existing buildings.

"From the radical restoration of Clifford's Tower, which unlocks rooms that have been inaccessible for over 300 years, to a sustainable farmers market building which sensitively connects to the surrounding Crimple Valley and habitats, as well as a concert hall upgrade which enriches a town hall's cultural offering, there is a fantastic breadth of architecture across the region."

The shortlisted projects are:

Catterick Racecourse: Dales Stand, Richmond, North Yorkshire, by Elliott Architects

The Dales Stand at Catterick Racecourse is among those shortlisted

Clifford's Tower, York, North Yorkshire, by Hugh Broughton Architects with Martin Ashley Architects

The new roof deck at York's historic 13th Century Clifford's Tower features a hole to emphasise the structure is a ruin

Crimple Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, by ArkleBoyce Architects

The shortlisted Crimple Hall, in Harrogate, features a food hall, garden centre and restaurant

Leeds School of Arts, Leeds, by Hawkins/Brown

Leeds School of Arts is another of the buildings which has been shortlisted for the Riba awards

Park Hill Phase 2, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, by Mikhail Riches

Also on the Riba shortlist is the Park Hill development in Sheffield, originally dating back to the early 1960s

Skipton Town Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire, by LDN Architects

Skipton Town Hall also features on the Riba awards shortlist

Sort Trae, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, by HEM Architects, Susi Clark & Marc Medland Architect

The Passivhaus in Barnsley is one of the developments on the Riba shortlist which is said to feature "innovative design"