Judges said the Gorbals has been redeveloped with "style and quality"

The Royal Town Planning Institute praised a 15-year project to transform the Gorbals at a cost of �170m.

Judges said: "The overall impression is of a safe, stable, thriving, attractive and desirable area."

Glasgow City Council described the award as a "wonderful accolade" and said the regeneration scheme provided a blueprint for other areas.

The New Gorbals scheme won the institute's Planning for New Neighbourhoods award.

There is a very high demand for the housing in the New Gorbals, remarkably so considering the chequered history of the area Judges' report

The tenements were demolished in the 60s and until 1990 attempts at redevelopment failed.

Then a project set out to create a new community of private and social housing.

It has seen the creation of hundreds of new homes, shops, tree lined streets, parks, student accommodation, a leisure centre and library.

Local councillor James Mutter said: "The New Gorbals has demonstrated it is possible to reverse economic decline and deprivation and attract people to return to live and work there."

New homes and art sit alongside the historic heart

The judges said the council has proceeded with care to make sure that the mistakes of the past were not repeated.

They found a "genuine community" was created.

The institute said the area has been redeveloped with "impressive style and quality."