Supreme winner of the 2011 Brick Awards: The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, by O'Donnell & Tuomey Architects (photo: Dennis Gilbert).

Architects can now vote for their favourite brick building from over 80 shortlisted entries to the 2012 Brick Awards.

Registered architects and architectural students (using ARB, UCAS, or equivalent) can vote for the Architect’s Choice Award online at the Brick Development Association website until 6 November. The results will be announced at the Brick Awards on Tuesday 13 November at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London.

The Brick Awards judging panel includes Bob Allies, Joanna van Heyningen and Richard Lavington. There are a total of 15 awards split into three categories: housing, building and landscape, and technical and craft. There is one overall winner, the BDA Building of the Year – Supreme Award, which goes to the project judged to be the finest from all categories.