Awards
We’re proud that our work has been recognised by the industry over the years. More importantly, we’re proud of the relationships and teamwork behind every project – from ambitious clients to reliable collaborators, and of course every single hard-working employee owner at abc.
Awards
Balance
- Shortlisted RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence, Excellence in Digital Planning, 2025
- Winner BE-ST, The Gamechanger Award, 2025
Mount Pleasant
- Shortlisted CiH Scotland Housing Awards, Excellence in Health and Wellbeing, 2025
- Shortlisted CiH Scotland Housing Awards, Access and Inclusion
Granton, Station View
- Shortlisted Scottish Home Awards, Social Housing Development of the Year (under 100 units), 2025
- Shortlisted Scottish Home Awards, Housing Regeneration Project of the Year, 2025
- Shortlisted Scottish Home Awards, Innovation in Design, 2025
- Finalist Homes for Scotland Awards, Medium Affordable Housing (schemes up to 100 homes), 2025
- Finalist The Herald Property Awards for Scotland, Affordable Housing Development of the Year, 2025
- Finalist The Herald Property Awards for Scotland, Innovation in Sustainable Construction and Design, 2025
- Finalist The Herald Property Awards for Scotland, Sustainable Community Impact Award, 2025
- Shortlisted RICS Awards (UK Grand Final), Environmental Impact Award, 2025
Clydebank Health and Care Centre
- Shortlisted CiH Scotland Housing Awards, Excellence in Regeneration and Sustainability, 2025
- Winner Building Better Healthcare, Best Healthcare Development under £25 Million, 2024
- Winner Building Better Healthcare, Best Collaborative Arts Project (Static), 2024
- Finalist Scottish Property Awards, Health Care Development of the Year, 2023
- Winner GIA Awards, Healthcare Category, 2022
- Shortlisted AJ Architecture Awards, Health and Wellbeing Project of the Year, 2022
- Nominated Scottish Design Awards, Health Building/Project Category, 2022
Bedford Street
- Winner Scottish Design Awards, Affordable Housing, 2024
- Shortlisted The Herald Property Awards, 2024
- Shortlisted Scottish Home Awards, Affordable Housing (under 100 units), 2024
North Sighthill Regeneration, Edinburgh
- Shortlisted Scottish Property Awards, Regeneration Project of the Year, 2024
- Shortlisted The Herald Property Awards, 2024
- Shortlisted Scottish Home Awards, Affordable Housing (over 100 units), 2024
- Shortlisted Scottish Home Awards, Accessibility and Inclusion, 2024
- Shortlisted Scottish Design Awards, Regeneration, 2024
- Winner CiH Scotland Housing Awards, Excellence in Regeneration and Sustainability, 2023
- Winner RICS, Social Impact Award, 2019
Building Design Architect of the Year
- Shortlisted Building Design Architect of the Year, Public and Social Housing Architect of the Year, 2022
Glencoe Base Station
- Winner Scottish Property Awards, Architectural Excellence Award, 2023
- Shortlisted AJ Architecture Awards, Leisure Category, 2022
Fielden Street
- Winner The Scottish Design Awards, Architecture Grand Prix, 2022
- Winner The Scottish Design Awards, Affordable Housing, 2022
Bingham Avenue
- Winner Herald Property Award, Affordable Housing Development of the Year 2022
- Shortlisted Homes for Scotland Award, Development of the year Medium, 2022
- Shortlisted Homes for Scotland Award, Housing Regeneration Project of the Year, 2022
- Shortlisted The Scottish Home Awards, Affordable Housing Development of they Year, 2022
Helenvale Street
- Commendation The Scottish Design Awards, Affordable Housing, 2022
- Shortlisted The Scottish Home Awards, Affordable Housing Development of the Year, 2022
Gannochy Lifetime Neighbourhood
- Winner Civic Trust Awards, Selwyn Goldsmith Award for Universal Design, 2022
- Commendation RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence, 2022
- Winner Saltire Awards, Multiple Dwelling, 2021
- Winner Scottish Design Awards, Residential multi unit, 2021
- Winner Scottish Design Awards, Affordable housing, 2021
- Commendation Scottish Design Awards, Masterplanning/landscaping, 2021
- Award Inside Housing Development Awards, Best Healthy Home, 2021
- Award Inside Housing Development Awards, Best Affordable housing (under £10M), 2021
- Winner Herald Property Awards, Affordable Housing Development, 2021
- Winner Herald Property Awards, Affordable Housing Development, 2021
- Winner GIA Awards, Sustainability Award, 2020
- Winner GIA Awards, Residential (large) Award, 2020
Young Architect of the Year
- Winner The Scottish Design Award, Young Architect of the Year – Amy Knowles-Brown, 2022
- Shortlisted The Scottish Design Awards, Young Architect of the Year – Rekha Barry, 2022
Ochiltree Community Hub
- Winner My Place Awards, 2021
- Winner Scottish Property Awards, Judges Award of Excellence, 2020
- Winner SURF Awards, Community Led Regeneration, 2019
Doune Health Centre
- Highly Commended Better Heath Building, 2021
- Highly Commended Health Facilities Scotland, Design Excellence Awards, 2019
Craigmillar Town Centre
- Winner Scottish Home Awards, Housing Regeneration Project of the Year, 2021
Johnstone Castle
- Winner Scottish Home Awards, Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Social Rent) – 2021
- Winner Herald Property Awards, Best Regeneration Project Residential – 2021
Laurieston Living Phase 2
- Winner Scottish Home Awards, Affordable Housing, 2020
- Winner CiH Scotland Excellence Awards, Excellence in Regeneration, 2019
Havannah House
- Award Scottish Property Awards, Student Accommodation Development of the Year, 2019
Bearsden Community Hub
- Shortlisted AJ Retrofit Awards, Cultural Buildings, 2017
Lennoxtown Community Hub
- Commendation GIA Award, Healthcare
- Regional finalist Civic Trust Awards, 2017
Fernan Street
- Award Affordable Housing Development of the Year, Herald Property Award, 2017
- Award Development of the Year, Age Exclusive, Scottish Home Awards, 2017
- Award Multiple Housing Developments, Saltire Award, 2017
- Award Good Building Awards, CIOB Award, 2017
- Commendation Residential Commendation, GIA Award
Catrine Community Education and Visitor Interpretation Centre
- Award Partnership Category, Quality in Planning Award, 2017
High Street / Duke Street, Glasgow
- Winner Scottish Property Awards, Best Regeneration Project of the Year, 2015
- Shortlisted Saltire Housing Award, 2015
The Shields Centre, Glasgow
- Award RIAS Award for Healthcare, 2015
- Shortlisted Scottish Property Award, 2015
- Award Best Primary Care Development, Building Better Healthcare Awards, 2015
- Award Design Excellence Award, NHS Facilities Scotland, 2015
- Award Architect's Choice, Brick Awards, 2015
- Award Healthcare, GIA Award
- Award Sustainability, GIA Award
- Commendation Scottish Design Awards
- Shortlisted RIAS, Andrew Doolan Award
St. Beya Gardens, Millport
- Publication Inside Housing Magazine, Top 50 Affordable Housing Developments, 2014
- Publication Inside Housing Magazine, Top 5 Small Affordable Developments, 201
- Winner Scottish Home Awards,Senior Living Development of the Year
- Winner Scottish Home Awards, Rural Development of the Year
An Cridhe, Isle of Coll
- Winner My Place Award, Scottish Civic Trust, 2013
- Commendation Design Award, National Civic Trust, 2013
- Commendation Design Award, GIA, 2013
- Shortlisted Scottish Design Awards, 2013
- Shortlisted Design Awards, RIAS, 2013
- Shortlisted Design Award, GIA, 2013
Dunsmuir Street, Govan
- Winner Housing Design Award (Large Scale Housing Development), Saltire Society, 2013
- Shortlisted Small Affordable Housing Development of the Year, 2013
- Shortlisted Large-Scale Housing Development, Scottish Home Awards, 2013
- Commendation Housing Design Awards, Saltire Society, 2013
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Sustainable Design Guidance
- Commendation Scottish Quality in Planning Awards, 2013
School Road, Stepps
- Shortlisted Scottish Home Awards, Small Affordable Housing Development of the Year, 2012
Elderview Regeneration Project, Govan
- Winner Best Regeneration Project, Herald Property Awards, 2012
Methlan Park, Dumbarton
- Winner Senior Housing Development of the Year, Scottish Home Awards, 2012
- Commendation Small Affordable Development of the Year, 2012
The West Centre
- Winner NHS Facilities Scotland, Design Award, 2011
- Winner NHS Facilities Scotland, Paul Taylor Award, 2011
- Winner Scottish Design Award, Best Healthcare Building, 2011
- Shortlisted RIBA Award, 2011
- Shortlisted Civic Trust, Special Awards for Inclusive Design, 2011
- Special mention Internal Artworks by Tim Taylor, Arts and Crafts in Architecture Awards, Saltire Society, 2011
- Shortlisted RIAS, Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, 2010
- Winner GIA Healthcare Award, 2010
Respite Care Unit: Dunn Street, Duntocher
- Commendation The Herald Property Awards, Residential Social Development of the Year – 2011
Lymburn Street, Yorkhill
- Commendation The Herald Property Awards, Residential Social Development of the Year, 2011
Sustainable design in Argyll and Bute
- Winner Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning, Development Plans Category, 2010
Queen Elizabeth Square, Glasgow
- Shortlisted Saltire Society, Housing Design Award, 2010
Redhall Primary School
- Shortlisted Roses Design Awards, 2009
- Shortlisted Building Design Awards, 2009
Woodlands Secondary School
- Winner Green Apple Award, Sustainable Design, 2009
The Isle of Gigha Masterplan and Design Guides
- Winner RTPI Planning Awards, Sustainable Communities Award, 2007
Silverhills, Rosneath
- Winner Roses Design Awards, Gold Award Affordable Housing, 2007
- Winner Saltire Society, Housing Design Award, 2007
- Commendation GIA, 2007
- Shortlisted Scottish Design Awards, 2007
Building Design Architect of the Year
- Shortlisted Education, Private Housing, Masterplanning and Public Housing
Raploch Masterplan and Design Guide
- Winner Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning – 2006
Auchterarder Community Campus
- Award Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Awards, 2005
- Award Royal Society of Arts, Art and Architecture Scheme, 2005
- Shortlisted Scottish Enterprise, Dynamic Places Award, 2005
- Award Demonstration Project, Movement for Innovation, 2005
- Award Exemplar School, Scottish Executive, 2005
- Mention Civic Trust, 2005
- Publication World Educational Facilities, OECD, 2005
- Publication 100 Best Scottish Buildings, 2005
Govan
- Winner RIAS, Urban Design Competition, 2005
Barrhead Housing Association
- Winner Sustainable Housing Design Competition, 2005
Erskine 2000
- Winner Residential Care for the Next Millenium, 2002
abc Offices
- Commendation GIA, Design Award, 1997
The Terraces, Clydebank
- Commendation Saltire Society, Movement For Innovation Demonstration Project
Whole Life Housing, Milngavie
- Winner HAG Competition
Knowes Regeneration
- Excellent accredication First Excellent Accredication in Scotland, BRE Eco Homes
Easterhouse Millennium Centre
- Finalist National Design Competition
Locking Castle Community Campus
- Finalist National Design Competition
Glendore Street, Whiteinch
- Commendation Saltire Society, Housing Design Awards
Headquarters for Welfare State International
- Finalist National Design Competition
Auchendarroch Street
- Award Pilot Project, Communities Scotland, Housing Quality Assessment Programme