Fifteen buildings shortlisted for award from the Royal Institute of British Architects

The winners of the RIBA West Midlands Awards will be announced a special ceremony at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on May 17.

The shortlisted buildings include the Collaborative Teaching Laboratory at the University of Birmingham; the Grand Garden Conservatory at Alton Towers Resort, in Staffordshire; Wrekin College Business School in Telford; One Centenary Square in Birmingham; the Ghost House in Stratford-upon-Avon; Squirrel Works in Birmingham; and Waterfall House at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Also nominated are Beech Gardens in Ludlow; Barn House in Herefordshire; the Caudell International Children's Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme; Ingenuity House in Birmingham; the Co-operative in Coventry; the Press Shop in Birmingham; Middle Hunt House Bridge in Herefordshire; and Warwickshire Farm House in South Warwickshire.

Deborah Walsh, RIBA West Midlands regional director, said: "“I am delighted that these fifteen buildings have been shortlisted for our 2019 awards, and I congratulate the architects, clients and contractors who worked to produce such remarkable schemes.

"This incredible variety of projects are a testament to the imagination, talent, innovation and ingenuity not just of the architects but all those involved.

"They demonstrate the vision of the West Midlands to respond to today’s challenges and design for the future, whilst where appropriate, respecting the past.”

All the shortlisted buildings will be assessed by a regional jury, with the winning buildings announced at the awards ceremony.

Regional award winners will then be considered for the highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition for their architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the national award-winning buildings later in the year.