Manchester’s best - and worst - buildings are getting their own awards.

Manchester Shield, a new civic movement, is set to host the very first ceremony celebrating, and slating, the good, the bad and the ugly of the city’s architecture.

The group is inviting members of the public to have their say and vote for their heroes and villains in planning and development in Manchester since the turn of the millennium.

Community champions and the best and worst of the city’s buildings, old and new, will be named in the People’s Choice Manchester Shield Awards and Unforgivables.

Proposed developments, particularly those that have proved controversial, will be part of the awards.

A nomination brochure has been produced, with a run-down of 17 categories. But members of the public are invited to suggest their own winners.

Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, Manchester Civil Justice Centre and the Imperial War Museum are among a dozen suggestions for ‘Best Built Design’.

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Library Walk, the infamous Piccadilly Wall and One Piccadilly Gardens are nominated in the ‘Worst Built Design’ category.

M.E.N. social affairs editor Jennifer Williams is among the nominations for the ‘Civic Champion’ award, along with actress and activist Maxine Peake and Mancunian author and DJ, Dave Haslam.

Members of the BBC’s DIY SOS team are nominated for the ‘Unsung Hero’ award for the ‘Big Build’ project in Newton Heath, with created a new army veterans’ community.

Nominees in the ‘Missed Opportunities’ category include Piccadilly Gardens and ‘hidden gem’ Pomona Island.

The University of Manchester’s Graphene Centre, Kampus, the London Road Fire Station project and Middlewood Locks are up in the ‘Best Proposals’ category.

Peel’s controversial Pomona Island housing project is also suggested in the ‘Worst Proposals’ category, along with Circle Square and the Owen Street development.

Piccadilly Gardens is nominated for the ‘Loss of Public Space’ award, while the giant NOMA development is among the nominees in the ‘Best Proposed Public Realm’ gong.

‘Worst Heritage Loss’ nominees include the Black Horse Hotel in Salford, due to be developed by bookie Fred Done, and Ardwick Lads’ Club.

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The London Road Fire Station plans are also among the suggestions in the ‘Best Heritage Proposals’ category.

Manchester Shield founder Adam Prince, a vocal campaigner on heritage and development issues in the city, said: “We really want people to vote and express their opinions - and be aware there is a huge group of people out there seeking changes.

“People want to be heard, valued and considered far more in planning decisions, new developments, and the vast amount of public money that goes into development.

“There are many successes and good developments, but there are also epic failures that need to be called out.”

To see the full list of nomination suggestions - or to submit your own - visit mcrshield.co.uk.