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
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
A Smart Single-Family Infill Development Recalls Traditional European Charm and Detail
A compact infill lot transformed into a community of seven luxury single-family homes serves as a model for smart land use and engaging design
Motel Conversion: A Motel Becomes a Model for Affordable Housing
A dilapidated Econo Lodge motel becomes the prototype for an adaptive reuse program to provide supportive housing
Deadline Extended for NAHB Industry Award Applications
The deadline for the Best in American Living Awards and the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards applications has been extended to Sept.11
NAHB Announces Final Call for Industry Awards Applications
Applications for the Best in American Living Awards and the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards close in just under a week
Award-Winning Projects
Marketing Best Practices for an Award Winning Home
Thinking of entering a project into next year’s Best in American Living Awards? Follow these tips from Housing Design Matters to market an award-winning home
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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards
Winning projects in NAHB’s 2021 BALA residential design awards present the pinnacle of today’s production housing design ... and a glimpse into its future
Kitchen
What Makes an Award-Winning Kitchen?
A good kitchen should have these four qualities: Functionality, Connected, Ample Storage. and Joy
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2020 Best in American Living Awards: Pockets of Joy
These design gems from the 2020 Best in American Living Awards help make a house a home
Design
Home Design Details That Add Distinction
Drawn from winners of the 2020 Best in American Living Awards, these design details can inspire home builders with fresh new ways to differentiate their homes in a competitive market
Design
Design Highlights and Trends from the 2020 Best in American Living Awards
David H. O'Sullivan, AIA, president of O'Sullivan Architects and the chair of the 2020 Best in American Living Awards (BALA), reveals the design…
BALA Best in American Living Awards
Design Highlights From the 2020 Best in American Living Awards
The National Association of Home Builders’ Best in American Living Awards serve as examples for the most current residential design and future…
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…
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Best of BALA 2020
Projects entered in NAHB’s annual Best in American Living Awards serve as bellwethers for today’s (and tomorrow’s) housing design
Award-Winning Projects
Design Winners: Best of BALA 2019
These 11 projects from the Best in American Living Awards are a road map to design details that resonate with today’s homebuyers
