Hafod Eryri, a new visitor centre on the summit of Snowdon, North Wales, is among more than 22 projects shortlisted for this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award.

In addition to the Ray Hole Architects-designed attraction, the refurbished Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and Hull Truck Theatre's new Humberside home have been shortlisted for the prize. Nottingham Contemporary - a new 3,400sq m (36,600sq ft) arts complex, London's Victoria and Albert Museum and The Junction, a Goole arts and civic centre are also in the running.

Sponsors of the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award include the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), the Office of Government Commerce and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The award - now in its tenth year - is designed to recognise the schemes that incorporate high-quality design, sustainability and value for money in a bid to provide a "good public building".

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "I congratulate all those involved in these outstanding projects. They are helping us to enhance the cultural life of the nation and provide better education and healthcare, as well as creating a more sustainable environment. "I am convinced that creative design, high-quality construction and efficient procurement make a real difference to quality of life and give us real value for money."

CABE chief executive Richard Simmons added: "In straitened economic times, investing in good-quality, efficient design is the best use of public money." Image: Hafod Eryri, Snowdon