One of Dundee’s newest tourism attractions is in the running for a major national award.
Verdant Works’ highly acclaimed High Mill project has been shortlisted for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland’s annual awards.
The yearly gongs seek to recognise the nation’s most outstanding examples of architecture.
The High Mill project is one of 22 others which are in the running for the award.
Gill Poulter, heritage director of project operators, Dundee Heritage Trust, revealed her delight at the nomination.
She said: “RIAS received 67 submissions this year so for the High Mill project to be shortlisted is quite an honour itself.
“We look forward to the judges’ visit when we can not only show them the stunning finished result but explain more of the transformative nature of the project, turning a derelict and dangerous building into a dramatic gallery space that is now full of life.
“We will be keeping our fingers crossed that they go away impressed.”
Project architect Douglas Miller believes the announcement is ample proof that the finished project is “something special”.
He said: “We believe we have achieved something special at Verdant Works with our innovative architectural scheme to remove the rotten wooden floors, revealing the skeleton of the building and creating a full height cathedral-like space.
“Modern interventions, such as the ‘Red Box’ learning pod, have been sensitively designed to sit alongside the original industrial aesthetic.”
RIAS president Willie Watt said: “It seems appropriate, in this RIAS centenary year, that we have such a strong and diverse shortlist.”
For the next stage of judging, members of the jury will visit Verdant Works to see the site for themselves
An official winner will then be announced in June.
The High Mill venture was officially opened earlier this month by one of the UK’s leading authorities on industrial heritage, Sir Neil Cossons.
The £2.9 million development took two years to be completed.
As a result of the process, the A-listed building has been restored to create a cathedral-like space.
Its star exhibit is a fully-restored 1801 Boulton and Watt beam engine.