Miller Ranch Porch House

Project of the Year, Production or semi-custom home, less than 2,000 square feet

Miller Ranch Porch House

Project of the Year, Production or semi-custom home, less than 2,000 square feet

2011 Grand Award Winners

Caterpillar House

Carmel, Calif.
Bastyr University Student Housing

Kenmore, Wash.
Hazel River Cabin

Woodville, Va.
San Jacinto Villas

Rancho Mirage, Calif.
LC Ranch

Bozeman, Mont.
Ten Fifty B

San Diego
Hacienda Ja Ja

Alamo Heights, Texas
University Lofts

Cleveland

Assembly House

Kona, Hawaii
Rose Avenue Residence and Studio

Venice, Calif.
Tassafaronga Village

Oakland, Calif.
New Hope Housing at Brays Crossing

Houston
St. Thomas the Apostle Education Campus

Los Angeles
Ocean House

Watch Hill, R.I.
Ridgeline House

Pasadena, Calif.
The Chapman at the Peninsula Town Center

Hampton, Va.

2011 Merit Award Winners

Casey Key Guest House

Osprey, Fla.
Hyde Park Double

Houston
The Villages Master Plan

Black Diamond, Wash.
Sustainable Stuart

Denver
Limelight Lodge

Aspen, Colo.
Armstrong Place Senior + Family Housing

San Francisco
New York Passive House

Claverack, N.Y.
Hunt Country Hilltop House

Fauquier County, Va.
Mulberry Point Pavilion

Guilford, Conn.
Appleton Mill

Lowell, Mass.

Sweetwater

Hailey, Idaho
Saunders Residence

San Francisco
Broadstone Enso

Portland, Ore.
Compass Veterans Center

Renton, Wash.
Estabrook Place

San Leandro, Calif.
Courtyard Homes at Asbury North Village

Gaithersburg, Md.
Port Townsend Residence

Port Townsend, Wash.
Ladera Residence

Montecito, Calif.
theSAGE

Eugene, Ore.

2011 Special Focus Award Winners

Brookline Pool House

Brookline, Mass.
Hardy Porch/Pool Addition

Richmond, Va.
Lyons Residence

Gladwyne, Pa.
Nantucket Barn Renovation

Nantucket, Mass.
Ross Residence

Town of Ross, Marin County, Calif.

safari drive condominiums, scottsdale, ariz.

2010 Builder's Choice Awards

Epitomizing grace under pressure, this year’s winning projects set a new course for the industry.

Safari Drive Condominiums

Project of the Year; Condos—for sale

2010 Grand Award Winners

Geier House

Williamstown, Mass.
San Juan Passage

Anacortes, Wash.
Buchanan Residence

Buchanan, Mich.
Historic Vaucluse

Machipongo, Va.
Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life

Palo Alto, Calif.
Lagoon Pond Pavilion

Vineyard Haven, Mass.
West Village Expansion

Durham, N.C.

MacDill Air Force Base Family Housing

Tampa, Fla.
Archstone Avenir

Boston
West Seattle Residence

Seattle
Mission Walk

San Francisco
2120 Wyoming Avenue

Washington, D.C.
Garay House

Tiburon, Calif.
U.C. Davis Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. Hall

Davis, Calif.
Masonvale

Fairfax, Va.

2010 Merit Award Winners

Solea Condominiums

Washington, D.C.
Haig Point Waterfront

Daufuskie Island, S.C.
Union

San Francisco
Olympia Avenue Student Housing

Pullman, Wash.
Fairfield Jesuit Community Center

Fairfield, Conn.
The Lacey

Washington, D.C.
Eastlake 2851

Seattle

2010 Special Focus Winners

Kit of Parts

Washington, D.C.
Tea Houses

Silicon Valley, Calif.
Sanders/Lee Residence

Ketchum, Idaho
Loft Conversion

Washington, D.C.
Hollywood Hills Residence

Los Angeles
Rappahannock Bend Summer House

King George, Va.
Riverside Barbecue Pavilion

Big Timber, Mont.

2009 Builder's Choice Awards

Small, green, efficient and resourceful projects reflect an industry on the road to recovery.

1615 North Wolcott, Chicago

2009 Builder's Choice, Project of the Year and Grand Award, Infill project

2009 Grand Award Winners

Vista Dunes Courtyard Homes, La Quinta, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Affordable housing project; Green/Sustainable community
The Waterworks at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Adaptive re-use project
Sunset Plaza Residence, Los Angeles

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Custom home, 3,500 to 6,000 square feet
City Place Live-Work Lofts, Santa Ana, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Live/Work project
Cottage at Extown Farm, New Canaan, Conn.

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Whole-house makeover or significant addition
Yannell House, Chicago

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Green/Sustainable home
Bridge House, Scottsdale, Ariz.

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Custom home, 6,000 square feet or more
Concrete Panel House, Santa Monica, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Grand Award, Custom home, less than 3,500 square feet

2009 Merit Award Winners

Dos Flores, Alys Beach, Fla.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Townhouse unit, less than 2,000 square feet
Oxbow Residence, Solvang, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Whole-house makeover or significant addition
Arterra, San Francisco

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Green/Sustainable project
Papali Wailea, Wailea, Hawaii

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Resort or second-home community
Beside the Point, Connecticut River, Conn.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Whole-house makeover or significant addition
The Paramount on Lake Eola, Orlando, Fla.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Condos, for sale
Laidley Street Residence, San Francisco

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Custom home, less than 3,500 square feet
Sutter Brownstones, Sacramento, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Infill project
141 Fifth Avenue, New York

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Adaptive re-use project
East Windsor Residence, Austin, Texas

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Custom home, 3,500 to 6,000 square feet
ArtBlock 731, Boston

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Live/Work project
Claremont House, Chicago

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Custom home, 3,500 to 6,000 square feet
16th & Market, San Diego

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Affordable housing community
DeVries Place Senior Apartments, Milpitas, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Senior housing
Casas las Granadas, Santa Barbara, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Affordable housing project
Orion, New York

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Condos, for sale
Icon@Park, Emeryville, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Apartments, rental
House 6, Menlo Park, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Custom home, 3,500 to 6,000 square feet
Parkview Terraces, San Francisco

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Affordable housing
Conover Commons, Redmond, Wash.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Single-family detached community
Leone Living, Santa Monica, Calif.

2009 Builder's Choice, Merit Award, Whole-house makeover or significant addition

2009 Special Focus Winners

Cable Lake Guest House, Cable, Wis.

2009 Builder's Choice, Special Focus Award, Outbuilding
Neathermead Residence, Asheville, N.C.

2009 Builder's Choice, Special Focus Award, Kitchen
Owens Pool House, Worthington, Mass.

2009 Builder's Choice, Special Focus Award, Outbuilding
McGraw Bath, Moorestown, N.J.

2009 Builder's Choice, Special Focus Award, Bath
Avenue G Residence, Austin, Texas

2009 Builder's Choice, Special Focus Award, Detail

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?

2008 Builder's Choice Awards

2008 Builder's Choice Home of the Year Award Winner

Inspiration for this riverside retreat began with a dog-eared photo of an old shucker's shanty—a simple structure typical of the watermen’s homes and boat sheds that populated the Chesapeake, Md., tidewater region in the 19th century.

2008 Grand Award Winners

2008 Merit Award Winners

2008 Special Focus Award Winners

The 2007 Builder's Choice Awards

Sustainability spreads its wings in this year's design competition.

The Architecture was inspired and the site planning exemplary, but the biggest winner in the 2007 Builder's Choice Awards was Mother Earth. As many of this year's champions demonstrate, sustainability isn't a one-size-fits-all formula. There are lots of different ways to do right by the planet.