Cleveleys coast protection, Lancashire makes it onto the PM's shortlist
The contribution great design make to regeneration was the theme for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.
Many of the 21 projects, chosen by the judges from 121 entries, are critical to creating new opportunities and turning around declining local economies.
Commenting on the shortlist, the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, said: "Good design in building matters. It helps to foster civic pride, it fires the imagination, and it's something we're very good at in this country.
"The public buildings and projects on this year's shortlist are excellent examples of this. I am especially pleased to see the emphasis on sustainable design, regeneration and bringing life into communities shown by this year's selection."
CABE chair John Sorrell added: "What this year’s outstanding shortlist shows is that good design – whatever the size and scale of the project – is a driving force behind flourishing communities."
Click here to find out which projects made it onto this year's shortlist. The winner and finalists will be announced in October.
