Best British Architects

From glass-roofed hospitals to curving steel libraries and Britain's best-camouflaged service station, these stunning buildings have won awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects.

The RIBA 2016 national awards yesterday adorned 46 astonishing designs with the most prestigious honours for new buildings in the UK.

The winners include all types of constructions - offices, hospitals, university buildings and even private homes.

Space age: Oxford's Blavatnik school of government, which aims to improve, inform and support better public policy and government in every country of the world, has caught the eye and looks like something from out of space

Eye-catching: The project plays on the idea of the picture frame – the window on the world – the players within and the world outside

The judges said: 'From the street, this is a statement piece. It is radically different from the urban and intellectual context of its Oxford setting'

Oxford's Blavatnik school of government, which aims to improve, inform and support better public policy and government in every country of the world has caught the eye and looks like something from out of space.

The judges said: 'From the street, this is a statement piece. It is radically different from the urban and intellectual context of its Oxford setting, but with subtle references that ground it. The more you stand and stare, the more these references become clear and add a richness that elevates this building beyond a bold iconic statement.

'The project plays on the idea of the picture frame – the window on the world – the players within and the world outside. This is both intriguing and theatrical: the stage is set for an interesting collaboration or confrontation. On display, ready to interact - anything is possible.

Inside, the building is quite simply breathtaking. It is one of those rare moments in architecture when the spirit soars. This is a modern cathedral of learning that at the same time stimulates, soothes and excites.'