Fourteen buildings shortlisted for 鈥渆motive power and dating potential鈥�

If you have ever canoodled in a pod of the London Eye or felt the slings and arrows of desire on the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle, then the RIBA has the competition for you.

The architect鈥檚 institute has launched an online search for the UK鈥檚 most romantic building in time for Valentine鈥檚 Day.

Traditional favourites such as Blenheim Palace and the Royal Pavilion in Brighton vie with contemporary buildings designed by Grimshaw, Wilkinson Eyre and husband-and-wife team Marks Barfield.

According to the RIBA, the fourteen buildings were selected for their 鈥渆motive power and dating potential.鈥� The competition is part of the RIBA鈥檚 celebrations of its 175th anniversary.

The shortlist of fourteen buildings is made up of:

Blackpool Tower, Lancashire

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

British Museum, London

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

Eden Project, Cornwall

Edinburgh Castle

London Eye, London

Millennium Bridge, Gateshead, Northumberland

Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales

Royal Pavilion, Brighton

The Backs, Cambridge

The Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire

To vote for your favourite, go to: www.architecture.com/constructionforseduction. Although the poll doesn鈥檛 close until April, an 鈥渋nterim winner鈥� will be announced for Valentine鈥檚 Day.

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