THE Glasgow 2014 ­Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village has been shortlisted in the annual Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Scotland awards.

It will be up against Fife Hospital and the Marie ­Curie Hospice, among others, in the design through innovation category.

The £125million SSE ­Hydro is also up for an award as it competes in the tourism and leisure category.

Eight category winners and a project of the year will be selected from the 48 shortlisted entries.

The winners from the building conservation, community benefit, design through innovation and the regeneration categories will be invited to represent Scotland and compete against projects from across the rest of the UK at the overall RICS Awards in London.

The Scottish National ­Portrait Gallery received the project of the year accolade at last year's awards.

Other winners included the Clyde Gateway Regeneration project, which went on to win the UK Regeneration Category at the final, beating London's Olympic Park.

Sarah Speirs, director at RICS Scotland, said: "The quality of entries received this year is truly outstanding and clearly demonstrates the fantastic work being carried out by property professionals.

"There is a wealth and ­variety of inspirational new projects and regenerated developments."

The awards ceremony is being held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa on April 24.