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The 2008 Builder's Choice Awards

Truth, beauty, and pragmatism mark this year's top winners.

How do you define "good design" at a time when the housing industry is hurting and builders are more focused on survival than they are on the ­nuances of, say, proper site orientation, ­massing, and architectural detailing?

 
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Projects We Like: Wyer's End

They're small, they're beautiful, they're affordably priced, and they epitomize responsible land use. What's not to love?


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BUILDER LivingHome 2009

BUILDER LivingHome is the latest in our annual show home series showcasing great design and innovative construction methods and products. A modular home, it is being built in a factory for final assembly on the exhibit floor of the 2009 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.

 
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Builder Prediction Center

Predict and discuss the future of the home building industry.

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Affordable Design

  • Woodbridge Estates

    Street names such as Four Tops Drive and Miracles Boulevard were only appropriate when this 47-acre Detroit neighborhood got its groove...

     

  • Mission Creek Community

    This mixed-use project provides affordable housing for seniors in a new neighborhood adjacent to San Francisco's South of Market area. It...

     

  • Nuevo Amanecer

    Until recently, migrant and resident farm workers in Pajaro, Calif., had no choice but to live in sub-standard, one-story units that often...

     
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The 2008 Watermark Awards

Conventional wisdom hits the chopping block in this year’s kitchen and bath competition.


 
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The 2008 Gold Nugget Awards

Projects with both beauty and brains win the highest accolades in the 2008 Gold Nugget Awards competition.

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The 2008 Builder's Choice Awards

How do you define "good design" at a time when the housing industry is hurting and builders are more focused on survival than they are on...

 

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Builder 100

Our definitive annual report on the nation's largest home builders.

 

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Send Me Your Stuff

Senior design editor Jenny Sullivan is forever on the lookout for cool projects with an interesting story to tell. Send photos, plans, links, and project summaries to jsullivan@hanleywood.com.