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| | | Ceramics Studio | GO'CA talented ceramics artist with a growing business and following was ready for her own studio, but in West Seattle, space is a limited resource. Building a detached ADU behind her residence — rather than a single-purpose art space — helped her secure permitting and a construction loan, as... |
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| | | Stealth House | Specht NovakThis accessory dwelling unit in Austin, Texas, by Specht Novak, completely won over the judging panel. “It requires no outer views and yet lives with so much light and garden. I’m obsessed,” raved one judge. “I think it’s perfect,” said another. Designed by Scott Specht, AIA, for himself and... |
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| | | Hill Country Retreat | Clayton KorteDespite how ruggedly scenic it is in Texas Hill Country, you really don’t want full immersion in the landscape—unless you’re fond of snakes and searing heat. When Brian Korte’s client approached him for a small pond-side retreat on her... |
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| | | Architecture Firms Face Ongoing HeadwindsBusiness conditions at architecture firms weakened further in September, with the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dropping to 43.3, the lowest since April. New project inquiries remained flat while design contract values... |
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| | | Custom Home Building Share Declines in 2024In 2024, 17.5% of all new single-family homes started were custom homes. This share decreased from 18.8% in 2023 and from 20.4% in 2022, according to data tabulated from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC). The... |
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| | | How COVID-19 Reshaped the U.S. Labor Market & Housing DemandBetween February 2020 and June 2022, the U.S. labor market experienced the deepest downturn on record followed by the fastest recovery in at least a century. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted every corner of the economy, forcing... |
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| | | Bluestar Opens Submissions for 2026 Kitchen Design ContestBlueStar, manufacturer of professional-performance kitchen appliances for the home, has opened submissions for its 2026 Kitchen Design Contest. The annual competition celebrates exceptional kitchen design projects featuring… |
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| | | KCMA Design Awards 2026 Now Open for EntriesThe Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) has announced the official call for entries for the 2026 KCMA® Design Awards. Now entering its third year, the competition invites architects across the U.S. and Canada to submit… |
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| | | Build for resiliency with propaneEnergy resilience is not a luxury — it’s now a necessity in home construction. A new Department of Energy report warns blackouts could increase 100x by 2030. That’s why builders are turning to propane — an affordable, reliable, on-site energy source that delivers when the grid can’t.
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| | | RDAA 2025 | Breuer Guest Suites | SALA ArchitectsA collection of 10 apartments designed by Marcel Breuer lines a wooded lakeshore at Saint John’s University’s Collegeville Institute. Originally designed to house the male attendees of ecumenical programs and their families, the... |
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| | | RDAA 2025 | Chimney Rock Residence | Nick Noyes ArchitectureWhen you need to build quickly, modular construction is your friend. The team at Nick Noyes Architecture had never designed a modular house before. But a client had... |
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| | | RDAA 2025 | Blatto Boat | GO’CThe houseboat moored on Seattle’s Lake Union had to fit within the narrow 12-foot-by-40-foot footprint of the previous vessel and provide the amenities and privacy of a conventional home. Working with a nautical engineer, Aimée O’Carroll and Jon Gentry, AIA, made the most of their... |
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| | | AIA Selects Carole Wedge as Next Executive Vice President/Chief Executive OfficerThe American Institute of Architects (AIA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to select Carole Wedge, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, as the next AIA Executive Vice President/Chief... |
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| | | Home Design Trends Survey Now Available for Q1-Q3 2025Architecture professionals rely on the Home Design Trends Survey (HDTS) to educate homeowners about the latest home, kitchen, bath, and property design, construction, and remodeling trends. The survey is conducted quarterly with... |
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