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| | | Courtyard House | Shipley ArchitectsDan Shipley’s design for this hidden courtyard uses pattern and color to make a joyful, inventive statement. Designed for a couple who host large fundraising events several times a year, the courtyard is entered through 12-foot-tall, pivoting doors off the front porch and goes unnoticed by casual... |
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| | | Teton Residence | David Jameson ArchitectThis fanciful vacation house is based on a simple premise: the difficulty of building during Jackson Hole’s long, arduous winters. David Jameson, FAIA, teamed up with a modular custom prefab company to devise a superstructure made of waterjet aluminum ribbed panels and a blackened copper... |
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| | | Extended Family Home (Duplex +) | Actual Architecture CompanyMultigenerational housing can help the burgeoning sandwich generation of middle-aged adults care for both their children and aging parents. The Extended Family Home, conceived for an Omaha by Design competition, reimagines the standard homogeneous duplex with a visual heterogeneity... |
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| | | Slender steel window systemThe Janisol Arte 2.0 window system offers profiles made from steel, stainless steel and Corten Steel as well as a wide range of opening options. The integrated weatherstrip groove simplifies and speeds up fabrication. A large selection of glazing beads is also available in a variety of different materials.
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| | | Architecture Firm Billings See Continued Decline, AIA/Deltek ABI ReportsBusiness conditions at architecture firms remained soft as the fourth quarter of 2025 began, according to the latest data from the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI). |
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| | | What Home Features Add the Most Value?The value of a single-family home is shaped by many factors, but its physical features remain among one of the most influential. Using the latest 2023 American Housing Survey (AHS), this study focuses on which home features... |
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| | | August Private Residential Construction Spending Edges HigherPrivate residential construction spending inched up 0.8% in August, continuing steady growth since June 2025. This modest increase was primarily driven by more spending on multifamily construction and home improvements. However... |
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| | | NanaWall Announces Winners for NanaAwards Project and Design Competition 2025NanaWall, manufacturer of opening glass wall systems, has announced the 2025 winners of the NanaAwards Project and Design Competition. The annual competition celebrates the outstanding achievements of architects, designers, and... |
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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 | Modern Artifact | Studio VARATo design and fabricate the custom stair in this San Francisco home, it took a year of R&D and a large team of consultants that specialized in structural engineering, fabrication, lighting, and construction. To install it, a dedicated rigging crew carefully craned each 800-pound section of heat-formed Corian through a hole in the… |
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| | | RDAA 2025 | Portola Valley Home | S^A | Schwartz and ArchitectureConsidering this Portola Valley home in the San Francisco Bay Area, a member of the judging panel commented, “There’s a little sublime moment with that screen in front.” That’s precisely what the architects at Schwartz and Architecture were aiming for. As part of a phased... |
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| | | RDAA 2025 | Dundee Walls | Actual Architecture CompanyTwo graphic designers wanted custom millwork to add visual interest to their nondescript townhouse, unify an existing fireplace and little-used television, and hide the array of stuff that comes with modern living, such as remote controls. Although the brief was simple, says Jeffrey L. Day, FAIA... |
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| | | AIA Convenes Housing Industry Leaders to Address Housing Shortage CrisisRecently, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) convened leaders from key nationally focused housing organizations at the AIA Housing Summit to foster collaboration, gather insights, and inform housing policies. |
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