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Enter the BALA Competition — Registration Deadline Is July 15
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2005 BALA Home of the Year: Artisan Lofts on Central, Phoenix — built by Artisan Homes and designed by William Hezmalhalch Architects, Inc. |
Builders, interior designers, architects, developers, marketing and real estate professionals, the registration deadline for entries for the 2006 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) is July 15. Entry notebooks are due by July 31.
BALA is the foremost residential design competition in the country. The awards program includes 41 categories — from single-family attached and detached in a variety of sizes to rental developments and custom homes plus categories for interior design, communities and neighborhoods, affordable housing, smart growth, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary's Award for Excellence and others.
Special HUD Award for Excellence
The HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence recognizes design excellence produces through cooperative public/private efforts that expand homeownership opportunities for underserved families. For details on the HUD category and to download the HUD award’s application, visit www.huduser.org/research/secaward.html.
Homes completed or for which the first model opened between May 1, 2005 and July 15, 2006 are eligible for this year’s competition.
Entry Dates Near:
- Entry registration forms and fees due: July 15
- Entry notebooks due: July 31
Several categories in the competition are limited to homes built for sale. Check the BALA/Housing Zone Web pages for details.
Co-sponsored by Professional Builder magazine and NAHB, winners will be announced at the 2007 International Builders’ Show Feb. 7-10 in Orlando, Fla.
Winning entries will also be posted on the Professional Builder Web site, HousingZone.com, for up to one year after the announcement.
For additional information and to download a BALA entry form, click here, or contact Judy Brociek, Professional Builder, at 630-288-8184 or Michelle Persinger Matuga, NAHB, at 800-368-5242 x8343.
Past Winners
A total of 92 award winners in 41 categories were chosen from more than 390 entries in last year's competition. Winners were featured in the January 2006 issue of Professional Builder. To view the winners as posted in an e-book on the Professional Builder Web site, click here. One 2005 winner is pictured below.
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2005 BALA Best in Region and Best One-of-a-Kind Custom Home: Thompson Custom Homes, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. |
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