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
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How to Sell a Home in All Seasons
While fall brings colorful trees and cooler days, it also brings early sunrises and even earlier sunsets. It can be hard to entice a prospective…
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How Home Builders Can Benefit From Good Design
Editor Nigel Maynard chats with an architect and production builder about what classifies as "good design" and how builders can include more of it…
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Housing and Design Trends That Will Stick Around After the Pandemic
One of the most influential changes to housing trends that came out from the pandemic is working from home. According to Realtor.com, the idea of…
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What Features Prospective Buyers Focus on During Showings
What do homebuyers look at first when touring a prospective home? With the help of some eye-tracking spyglasses, there are actual hard facts that…
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Female Homebuyers Want Practicality
According to Housing Design Matters, more times than not, a woman makes the decision whether to purchase a home. Through years of housing design…
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One Historical Design Feature That Could Make a Comeback
Studies show that spending time outside, surrounded by nature, boosts our moods. Even just a small natural feature can help humans feel…
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How is the Pandemic Shaping Home Design?
More home offices, enhanced task lighting, and three-season porches were the most requested features by clients according to architects working on…
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A Google VP’s Take on Future Home Design
How do we build in the most flexibility into our environments so they accommodate different modes of being.
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How Housing Design Has Changed Over the Past 30 Years
Over the past 30 years, our ways of living have changed, so it is no surprise that so have home designs. Housing Design Matters points out, though…
Award-Winning Projects
2020 Aurora Awards Winners: Multifamily, and Project of the Year
A selection of this year's winners in the Aurora Awards' highly competitive Multifamily category, including the Project of the Year
