Best in American Living Awards Forum


What Should Home of the Year Be?

BALA judges Victor Mirontschuk and John Thatch weigh in on just how traditional or innovative a Home of the Year should be.


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Creating a Winning BALA Binder

BALA judge Georganne Derick talks about the necessary criteria for creating an award- winning BALA application.


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BALA From the Builders' Perspective

Ken Madden of Shiloh Custom Homes and and Darren Senn of Senn & Youngdahl explain what a BALA award can do for a home building firm.


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BALA From the Architects' Perspective

Carson Looney, FAIA, of Looney Ricks Kiss and Thomas Kopf and Chris Moore of Downing Thorpe & James talk about their firms' experiences with BALA.


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Design Trends From the 2002 BALA Judging

Judges from the 2002 BALA competition discuss design features and trends of interest among this year's entrants.


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