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Collection by Heather Corcoran

Award-Winning Residences Reshaping Ideas of Home

From a luxe getaway in rural Washington to affordable senior housing in Center City Philadelphia, check out the 10 winners of this year's American Institute of Architects (AIA) Housing Awards.

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Multifamily Living: David Baker Architects transformed a disused motel into a green home for 73 formerly homeless families and children aging out of foster care in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. The building features ample community space and details designed by local artisans.
Multifamily Living: David Baker Architects transformed a disused motel into a green home for 73 formerly homeless families and children aging out of foster care in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. The building features ample community space and details designed by local artisans.
Multifamily Living: The North Parker, an affordable housing project by Jonathan Segal, FAIA, in San Diego consists of 27 units set above four commercial spaces and an outdoor community gathering area.
Multifamily Living: The North Parker, an affordable housing project by Jonathan Segal, FAIA, in San Diego consists of 27 units set above four commercial spaces and an outdoor community gathering area.
One-Family Custom Housing: Joeb Moore & Partners created Bridge House in Kent, Connecticut, with references to the geological features of its site and echos of the historic covered bridges common in the area in the home's form and materials.
One-Family Custom Housing: Joeb Moore & Partners created Bridge House in Kent, Connecticut, with references to the geological features of its site and echos of the historic covered bridges common in the area in the home's form and materials.
One-Family Custom Housing: The five Marlboro Music cottages at Vermont's Marlboro College provide residential space for musicians. The understated design by HGA Architects and Engineers references the history of Cape Cod architecture, while indigenous materials and small scale help the houses blend in with the surrounding landscape.
One-Family Custom Housing: The five Marlboro Music cottages at Vermont's Marlboro College provide residential space for musicians. The understated design by HGA Architects and Engineers references the history of Cape Cod architecture, while indigenous materials and small scale help the houses blend in with the surrounding landscape.
One-Family Custom Housing: When these homeowners traded Chiacgo for a return to rural life in Tennessee, the architects at Applied Research created a family home that celebrates the landscape, sustainable agrarian practices, and comfortable indoor-outdoor living.
One-Family Custom Housing: When these homeowners traded Chiacgo for a return to rural life in Tennessee, the architects at Applied Research created a family home that celebrates the landscape, sustainable agrarian practices, and comfortable indoor-outdoor living.
One-Family Custom Housing: Olson Kundig Architects created this home in Washington's remote Methow Valley as four structures oriented around a central courtyard, each positioned to best enjoy the surrounding vistas in all four seasons.
One-Family Custom Housing: Olson Kundig Architects created this home in Washington's remote Methow Valley as four structures oriented around a central courtyard, each positioned to best enjoy the surrounding vistas in all four seasons.
Specialized Housing: The John C. Anderson Apartments in Philadelphia's Washington Square West neighborhood was created by WRT, LLC, in partnership with the nonprofit DMH as a 56-unit affordable and LGBT-friendly senior housing development.
Specialized Housing: The John C. Anderson Apartments in Philadelphia's Washington Square West neighborhood was created by WRT, LLC, in partnership with the nonprofit DMH as a 56-unit affordable and LGBT-friendly senior housing development.
Specialized Housing: The 17-story 160 Massachusetts Avenue Tower by William Rawn Associates serves myriad purposes at Boston's Berklee College of Music: It's home to dorm housing for 380 students, a fitness center, practice rooms, performance space, six double-height lounges, and the largest recording studio complex in New England.
Specialized Housing: The 17-story 160 Massachusetts Avenue Tower by William Rawn Associates serves myriad purposes at Boston's Berklee College of Music: It's home to dorm housing for 380 students, a fitness center, practice rooms, performance space, six double-height lounges, and the largest recording studio complex in New England.
Specialized Housing: The first facility of its kind in Washington, D.C., La Casa, designed by Studio Twenty Seven Architecture/Leo A Day, will provide permanent supportive housing for 40 men.
Specialized Housing: The first facility of its kind in Washington, D.C., La Casa, designed by Studio Twenty Seven Architecture/Leo A Day, will provide permanent supportive housing for 40 men.