Sponsored by the NAHB Design Committee and Professional Builder magazine, THE BEST IN AMERICAN LIVING AWARD design competition is open to builders, architects, designers, developers, land planners and interior designers nationwide. Only homes built for sale are eligible to enter Categories 1 – 17 and 25 – 36. Homes completed, or for which the first model opened, between May 1, 2007, and July 15, 2008, are eligible for this year’s competition.
The 2008 winners will be awarded during the 65th NAHB International Builders’ Show® at a ceremony sponsored by NAHB, Professional Builder magazine and several leading building product manufacturers. BALA winners will be posted on probuilder.com for up to one year after the ceremony. The 2009 BALA Call for Entries and deadlines will be announced in this space early in 2009.
2007 BALA Awards Dinner Images posted
Images from the 24th Annual BALA celebration are now online. Click here to view.
Congratulations to you... 2007 BALA Winners Announced
The 2007 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) winners were named at the 24th Annual BALA celebration held Tues., Feb. 12 at Sea World, Orlando, Fla., in tandem with the International Builder’s Show. Click here to view the award winners.
Presented by Professional Builder magazine and the NAHB Design Committee, BALA represents the most prestigious new-home design competition in the home building industry.
For BALA 2007, the judges poured over hundreds of entries and recognized homes that, in the most specific sense, represent our concept of living. Every year, that understanding shifts slightly, and we see new trends emerge, old trends resurface and long-standing trends strengthen.
The judges identified eight trends that stood out. Many of them emerged in the fabulous Home of the Year, which rests in the middle of pine forest alongside a golf course in the panhandle of Florida. And, new this year, the judges recognized a Room of the Year, one space that is so dynamic and inspiring they felt it deserved special recognition.
As you look through the winners, note the eight trends the judges identified:
The evolution of outdoor living spaces continues.
Boldness of color and form stands out in both interior and exteriors.
Houses convey a more human scale.
Wood is ascendant in interior trim and details.
The streetscape has evolved into a form of art.
Designers are reinterpreting what contemporary means.
Urban infill pulls all elements of living together.
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