Awards
The Winners of the 2021 Residential Architect Design Awards
This year's jury selected 21 winners that showcase the best in emerging and established residential architecture categories. Read more
New Approaches to Housing and Specialty Homes: Co-Living
Light Path, by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
The single-family home employs a new approach to healthy co-living. Read more
Single Family Project
Manifold House, by David Jameson Architect
Three layers of materials create a distinctive exterior for a custom house sited between a commercial corridor and a residential neighborhood. Read more
Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet
Valley Rock Guesthouse, by Schwartz and Architecture
The building blends into the rugged Sonoma Valley terrain through its small footprint and materiality. Read more
Architectural Design Detail
Courtyard House, by Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
The 2,500-square-foot house in Vancouver, British Columbia, places nature at its literal and metaphoric center. Read more
New Approaches to Housing: Co-Living
13th Street Sanctuary, by StudioMB Architects
A vacant church in Washington, D.C., becomes the starting point for eight units of co-living space. Read more
Single Family
Great Lakes Cabin, by Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
The prefabricated cottage is designed with an engineered wood post-and-beam skeleton infilled with ready-to-assemble panels Read more
Mulitfamily Housing
Canyon Drive, by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
The five-unit multifamily project rises like swelling white caps amid the palms of Los Angeles. Read more
Climate Action
CarbonPositive: Building on the Best of COP26
Though the U.N. Climate Change Conference left much to be desired, it did reveal opportunities for the design and planning community, writes Architecture 2030 delegate and 2018 AIA president Carl Elefante. Read more