Economic pressures have apartment developers reconsidering appropriate product types and locations.
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Manny Gonzalez, a principal at Irvine, Calif.–based architectural firm KTGY, remembers when 60 percent of the new units he designed were two-bedrooms or larger. Now, he’s designing communities consisting of 60 percent one-bedrooms or smaller, and that has him worried. He is not alone.
The industry's most stunning projects also suggest a healthy future for multifamily.
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Gen Y is coming. And, according to studies and a lot of anecdotal evidence, they want to be near the action.
Parkwood Lofts, renovated from 12 existing properties in a two-block section of the Knox-Travis neighborhood, set the standard for superior design in an aging community.
Antoni Gaudi's landmark building in Barcelona, also known as Casa Mila, displays the architect's ability to make stone and brick appear as organic in construction as they are in nature.
Capital constraints and lifestyle changes among renter demographics are converging to make smaller, denser, downtown apartment communities the hottest spots to build.
The influential post-World War II Butterfield House set a precedent for fitting modern residential buildings into their historical context.
Blending early-20th century California Mission style with more modern design, Horatio West may be more relevant today than when it was built.
Four simple steps for bringing those façades back to a human scale.
How architect Ross Chapin's "smaller is better" philosophy could change the American housing landscape.
What do you do with leftover construction materials on an infill lot? Build a mini house.
Twelve architects and designers step up and take a staircase beyond the ordinary.
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A jury of six practitioners selected 40 projects for recognition in our 12th annual residential architect design awards program.
How can you turn your kitchen from drab to fab? Carve out a little wall section and have some fun with colors, textures, and materials.
BUILDER's annual architecture, design and planning competition celebrates its 30th anniversary and is now accepting submissions.
