Aberdeen's revamped Union Terrace Gardens has been named the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.
The £28.3million regeneration project, which opened in 2022, transformed the 19th century gardens with new landscaping, engineering work and the construction of three lantern-like pavilions.
It also included conservation elements, including restoring statues, railings, arcade arches and subterranean Victorian toilets.
Awarded by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), the gardens were described as an "outstanding winner" as it showed that architecture could enrich lives.
A 16th Century tower in the Highlands, a road bridge in Aberdeenshire, and a multi-use space at the University of Edinburgh had also been on the shortlist for the accolade.
RIAS president Karen Anderson said: "Union Terrace Gardens demonstrates perfectly how architecture can enrich the lives of everyone who encounters it."
"I'm delighted that Union Terrace Gardens is the first public realm project to be recognised in this way.
"The collaboration between Stallan-Brand Architecture + Design and LDA Design brings together contemporary architecture, heritage conservation and landscape design, and the huge popularity of the gardens today is a testament to their vision, skills and teamwork."
Paul Stallan, the design director at Stallan-Brand Architecture + Design, described Union Terrace Gardens as the "beating civic heart" of Aberdeen.
"We are incredibly proud that the gardens and all the facilities we've provided are being embraced and used by Aberdonians in joyful and innovative ways," he said.