The shortlist of winning projects for the 2012 Civic Trust Awards has been revealed and features 52 projects from a wide range of 306 national and international entries. 

All schemes featured on the shortlist of winners will receive an Award, Commendation or Community Recognition at the 2012 Awards Ceremony that will take place on Friday 2nd March at The Hub in Edinburgh, supported by The City of Edinburgh Council. 

Councillor Jim Lowrie, the City of Edinburgh Council’s Planning Convenor, said: “I am delighted that Edinburgh will host the Civic Trust Awards Ceremony in 2012. I am certain that delegates will appreciate the quality of Edinburgh’s historic and modern architecture, and that we can provide an event of outstanding quality.” 

The gala dinner and awards presentation will be hosted by architect, writer and TV presenter, George Clarke, and Civic Trust Awards Managing Director, Malcolm Hankey. The Civic Trust Awards is an architectural & built environment awards scheme established in 1959 to recognise the very best in architecture, urban design, planning, landscape, public realm and public art. 

Successful projects make an outstanding contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment and must be universally inclusive for all users, whilst offering a positive social, cultural, environmental or economic benefit to the local community.