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Luminaira at Parasol Park

Best In American Living gold award winner Luminaira at Parasol Park showcases successful integration of affordable design into a market-rate neighborhood.

Alexandra Isham
It's All in the Details

6 Unexpected Ways to Build Value

Value is not a dirty word. It is the key to giving home owners what they’re looking for while keeping the project viable for builders.

Deryl Patterson, AIA
Policy Watch

Making Housing Options Work

NAHB’s new report, “Diversifying Housing Options with Smaller Lots and Smaller Homes,” explores the issues involved in generating a greater mix of housing types and highlights successful efforts across the nation.

Nicholas Julian
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Bending the Rules

How do the rules of conventional neighborhood and home design apply to single-family built-for-rent homes? Or do they even apply at all?

Scott Adams, AICP
Tools & Techniques

Placemaking Lot by Lot

Home buyers want more than house; they want a connection. Placemaking can help builders and developers create that for their buyers.

Craig Karn, ASLA, LEED

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Bearwallow Mountain Rustic Luxury Home

With real elevation comes real responsibilities, so when Kevin Reed, owner of BlueStone Construction, carved...

12.10.19
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Splendor Living in the North Carolina Mountains

When Scott and Starla Campbell decided to build a new home, they had a very...

12.05.19
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Remodels of the Week

PLATINUM | Mid-Century Modern Remodel Greenville, S.C. View more images in the gallery. Photography by...

12.04.19
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Speaking Interior Design 201

In an attempt to foster greater collaboration between builders, architects and designers, Lita Dirks &...

Sue Ridgeway // 12.03.19
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Homes of the Week

PLATINUM | Mid-Century Modern Custom Residence Wilmington, N.C. View more images in the gallery Photography...

11.27.19

Awards

The Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) is the building industry’s premier residential design awards program. BALA spotlights the most creative and talented building industry professionals who have redefined design excellence for homes and communities nationally and internationally. Winning projects showcase what building industry professionals need to know to set their product apart and hit the right mark with today’s highly educated and discerning home buyers.

Awards open June 1

2019 Call for Entries Categories and Eligibility FAQ Judging Hall of Fame Winner Resources Photos from the 2018 Award Ceremony 2018 Awards Judges Winners Archive

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