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- ↑ "RIAS Doolan Shortlist". www.rias.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2021". www.rias.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "RIAS Awards 2015". The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "RIAS Awards 2014". The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "RIAS Awards 2013". The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Waite, Richard (2009-11-05). "Doolan Prize 2009: finalists named in battle for Scotland's best building". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-03.