Six buildings have been selected, including an arts facility and a Maggie’s Centre

RIBA North West Building of the Year: Maggie’s Oldham, Oldham, by dRMM (phs: Alex de Rijke, Jasmin Sohi, Tony Barwell)
“An exquisite building created with loving care”

Walk the Plank, Salford, by Architectural Emporium (phs: Simon Buckley)
“Architecture that is both economical and inventive”

Storyhouse, Chester, by Bennetts Associates with Ellis Williams Architects (phs: Peter Cook, Mark Carline)
“An interesting and relevant new combination of public building typologies”

101 Embankment, Manchester, by Flanagan Lawrence (phs: Hufton & Crow)
“Elegantly detailed, making a positive contribution to the public realm and wider cityspace”

Liverpool’s Royal Court, Liverpool, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (phs: Timothy Soar, Rob Parrish)
A building “transformed”, providing “flexibility, a real sense of welcome, delight and grandeur”

Timekeepers Square, Salford, by Buttress (phs: Daniel Hopkinson)
“A strong and delightful sense of place, intelligently exploiting the constraints of working within a conservation area”