For 22 years, the Residential Architect Design Awards program has recognized the best in advancing housing design. This year’s jury evaluated 266 entries to select outstanding examples of where the field is going. The 21 winners—12 Honor Award recipients, representing the highest level of achievement, and nine Merit Award recipients, representing distinguished achievement—showcased in the following pages reflect the jury’s diverse selections, from heartfelt responses to the nation’s affordable housing crisis to meaningful explorations of typologies addressing aging in place and co-living. As we rethink what housing can be, the 2021 RADA winners exemplify promising models for the future and aim to spark conversation on how to improve housing for all.

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