2023 BALA Winners: The Best of the Best
You'll find plenty of inspiration in these four award-winning projects from the Best in American Living Awards
What Gen-Z Buyers Really Want in a Home
The fervor of planning for Millennials in the home building industry has now pivoted to Gen Z. So, what does this new generation want?
4 Luxury Production Home Designs to Inspire
Yes, these are designs for production homes, but you won't find any cookie-cutter repetitive elements in this high-end selection
The New American Home 2024: Modern Features, Timeless Comfort
Explore the design elements and unique, luxe details that combine to create a sense of comfort and relaxed indoor/outdoor living in The New American Home 2024
4 Inspiring Adaptive Reuse Projects With Real Impact
From former schools to warehouses, these adaptive reuse projects—winners in the 2023 Best in American Living Awards—succeed in creating new housing and revitalizing their neighborhoods
Kid-Friendly Home Design Four Ways
Do your ‘family’ homes really deliver great design for parents and their children? Here are four clever home design ideas that consider kids and adults alike
Mixed-Use Development
The 860 Condominiums: Mixed-Use at its Best
Adele Chang, president of the architecture firm LCRA in Pasadena, California, presents the Eight Sixty Condominiums, an "on the boards" mixed-use…
Design
Is Density Dead? Creative Solutions for Dense Housing
Is density dead?
Adding more units per acre seemed to be gaining more momentum for addressing the housing shortage as more cities and…
Design
Design Trends From the Best in American Living Awards and NKBA
On this installment of The Weekly, our editors sit down with the 2020 Best in American Living Awards judging chair and the National Kitchen and…
Design
Back to the Basics: Tips for Designing an Authentic Home
Designers say authenticity sells when it comes to streetscapes and elevations, but how can a builder construct an authentic design? Architect Tom…
Design
Homeowners Want More Privacy—Here’s How Builders Can Help
A recent survey by John Burns Real Estate Consulting revealed that many homeowners are concerned about a lack of privacy, both inside and outside…
Design
8 Ways to Adapt Your Kitchen Designs for 2021
With the kitchen being the hardest working room of the home, it may come as no surprise homeowners are looking for more ways to maximize their…
Kitchen
Designing the COVID-Transformed Kitchen of 2021
Two award-winning designers created the “ideal” 2021 kitchen for IBSx, fitting it with dynamic storage solutions and innovative appliances in a…
Design
Top COVID-Influenced Features and Design Trends for 2021
As a result of new homebuyer demand in the wake of COVID-19, several key trends have reversed from steadily declining to strongly increasing. One…
Kitchen + Bath
Kitchen Countertops for Every Type of Buyer
The one item in the kitchen that Americans ask the most of are countertops. Whether it be cooking, eating, chatting, or learning, the counters are…
Architecture
How the Case Study House Program Affected Architecture
When Arts & Architecture magazine editor John Entenza began the Case Study House Program in 1945, he envisioned it as a solution to…
