Botanics nets building prize

THE John Hope Gateway Centre at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has been named the most sustainable building in Scotland in this year's prestigious Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland awards.

The judges said the design of the visitor attraction "enhanced the wider environment and in the process formed an environmentally-friendly building".

It is the latest in a string of awards for the 15.7 million building, which has been a great success with visitors since it opened at the Botanics in October 2009.