2010 Best in American Living Award Winners!

<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The </span><a href="http://www.nahb.com/generic.aspx?sectionID=1950&genericContentID=150893"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best in American Living Awards (BALA)</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> has been a competition recognizing design excellence in the building industry for over 25 years. At the BALA awards ceremony this year (during the </span><a href="http://www.nahb.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">NAHB</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> International Builders' Show), 59 winners were honored for their innovation and creativity in 28 different</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> categories, ranging from best custom and spec homes to best remodel and community designs. </span><a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Visbeen Associates</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> received six BALAs, including the prestigious </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best in the Midwest Region</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, which we have been awarded four out of the last five years of this competition!</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#4C4646;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdma19sJa5O8atiZgtkAID5Ejdj3UgOEFjAd6Yhkn8AlHuYt3CHbrfm5Km5bJtGS750ZvEeEbxNjgrxj2exfmyWuI2Kti3EFu1Ty_Oo91Z0V_rqWkUOUMciRqYQM6TkA3WHhEsTm-2dVD/s1600/1-IMG_1425.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563252213592973938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdma19sJa5O8atiZgtkAID5Ejdj3UgOEFjAd6Yhkn8AlHuYt3CHbrfm5Km5bJtGS750ZvEeEbxNjgrxj2exfmyWuI2Kti3EFu1Ty_Oo91Z0V_rqWkUOUMciRqYQM6TkA3WHhEsTm-2dVD/s320/1-IMG_1425.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best in Midwest Region</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: East 8th Street</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.bouwkampbuilders.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bouwkamp Builders</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> • Interiors: Cyndy Schurman</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5zvSNaqP7weNzlZj3gpBN2wIGcd8c--m1r3kLM7Xhhvrp_wtEIpWQdK0A--ifvroS0AGleVO7imTF3kqM8uFpnMRcp5b_SpaepQsSBunHnGRavJj-ONigiHXuZVzgtRKslTUOTlB57ml/s1600/2-IMG_1442.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250944480073330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5zvSNaqP7weNzlZj3gpBN2wIGcd8c--m1r3kLM7Xhhvrp_wtEIpWQdK0A--ifvroS0AGleVO7imTF3kqM8uFpnMRcp5b_SpaepQsSBunHnGRavJj-ONigiHXuZVzgtRKslTUOTlB57ml/s320/2-IMG_1442.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1st Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Remodel Specialty Project: East 8th Street</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.bouwkampbuilders.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bouwkamp Builders</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> • Interiors: Cyndy Schurman</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6CwFjUq_fVYbrON3Rjp6ygX1UwMlYyy9a5V692wHzehLOMLjiB95j6WMVH4bJo_PzIwdR9-HMT8cfo3PsfHv7duTYSIGXvyUMxfnrn1_vjFgPII_TA8qxHwFv0jwOCiJnoQBaAavHuxz/s1600/3-BoshovenExt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250940273979458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6CwFjUq_fVYbrON3Rjp6ygX1UwMlYyy9a5V692wHzehLOMLjiB95j6WMVH4bJo_PzIwdR9-HMT8cfo3PsfHv7duTYSIGXvyUMxfnrn1_vjFgPII_TA8qxHwFv0jwOCiJnoQBaAavHuxz/s320/3-BoshovenExt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1st Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Single-family Detached Home (2,001-3,000 sq ft): Clareville</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Jeff Segard • Interiors: Julie Holmes</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhll7oYlw3Z1qes4khJUXNwX-lhGuwogQEmTxMZffWYrhcWt0yLaAIDWhi7sz9G2oTvhmLxu3YiWSmajpC3edj3M8gZINikraqh8gbBZaAoPn8R65XxGpmw11cwxJwOJdQONF81aYkK2vBz/s1600/4-RussExt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250936881487666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhll7oYlw3Z1qes4khJUXNwX-lhGuwogQEmTxMZffWYrhcWt0yLaAIDWhi7sz9G2oTvhmLxu3YiWSmajpC3edj3M8gZINikraqh8gbBZaAoPn8R65XxGpmw11cwxJwOJdQONF81aYkK2vBz/s320/4-RussExt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 137px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1st Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Single-family Detached Home (over 4,001 sq ft): Avonlea</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Jeff Segard • Interiors: Julie Holmes</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFKpL4627MBlhDnNRT8XXK8yPw1z1TOpY4Bsx0XhyROxoDgN-28n_ktl7fTdgd-Py1llFCpo6HOGKfhx5H--SMN1FwZvCXXxiVl3lvlFCENrKKjAogLxOln6OmeXmxLXsv5TaoajiKRSp/s1600/5-BoyerExt_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250931739627266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFKpL4627MBlhDnNRT8XXK8yPw1z1TOpY4Bsx0XhyROxoDgN-28n_ktl7fTdgd-Py1llFCpo6HOGKfhx5H--SMN1FwZvCXXxiVl3lvlFCENrKKjAogLxOln6OmeXmxLXsv5TaoajiKRSp/s320/5-BoyerExt_3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 143px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3rd Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - One-of-a-kind Spec Home (up to 4,000 sq ft): Sunsweet Hill</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.distinctivehomesltd.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Distinctive Homes</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> • Interiors: Kim Waltman</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM4VNpS9L15npT3HICBeLlTNxM3c5p_0MlqTgHoCWhPHmZ7WR6FQMjWpeCXOGHDrKztqkiapwr72qd9da2nZ75l8XuuV_X5FWe6bqx_c9B0EsMq-pqa3K5uRVC2iyquPLlVIUqvquiY7u/s1600/6-IMG_9084+Final.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250927201553410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM4VNpS9L15npT3HICBeLlTNxM3c5p_0MlqTgHoCWhPHmZ7WR6FQMjWpeCXOGHDrKztqkiapwr72qd9da2nZ75l8XuuV_X5FWe6bqx_c9B0EsMq-pqa3K5uRVC2iyquPLlVIUqvquiY7u/s320/6-IMG_9084+Final.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3rd Place </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- One-of-a-kind Spec Home (4,001-6,500 sq ft): Kearney Hill</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.insigniahomes.us/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Insignia Homes</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> • Interiors: Julie Holmes</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more photos of these award winning homes, please visit our </span></i><a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">website</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></span></div></span></div>

2010 Best in American Living Award Winners!

The Best in American Living Awards (BALA) has been a competition recognizing design excellence in the building industry for over 25 years. ...

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2010 American Residential Design Awards

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiG0FCe-qjl8Jp6LNTS3B_ewCq7GaDGkE2wYdPYzp5HOEkAvhJ_1Ei6A81yI7SVJ8wquFAwP4SYzhkNcOr-nJVoVRrPkuTQ3l7duy7bY7crcLiXyAbXrR073aiHb3irIn-zG61x78ZNc2/s1600/IMG_1597.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506383366764181794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiG0FCe-qjl8Jp6LNTS3B_ewCq7GaDGkE2wYdPYzp5HOEkAvhJ_1Ei6A81yI7SVJ8wquFAwP4SYzhkNcOr-nJVoVRrPkuTQ3l7duy7bY7crcLiXyAbXrR073aiHb3irIn-zG61x78ZNc2/s320/IMG_1597.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 161px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Shorepointe</div><div style="text-align: center;">1st Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Renovation, 1500sf & over</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZE7R4uMUu74C6jp4Df6zOc_RbXQMJd_rAghRsyx9vChzmlhnSPCxEaNloEJa-BYh-eP9r55gG3ZE4VBHD77fNy4WMduiVOjZ7lwk0Dwhk2bcjyJG55JUeka2slGKXopGQdZ2E3MROJk9/s1600/R1.1+-+Front+View.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506383360654513810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZE7R4uMUu74C6jp4Df6zOc_RbXQMJd_rAghRsyx9vChzmlhnSPCxEaNloEJa-BYh-eP9r55gG3ZE4VBHD77fNy4WMduiVOjZ7lwk0Dwhk2bcjyJG55JUeka2slGKXopGQdZ2E3MROJk9/s320/R1.1+-+Front+View.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 141px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bear Tooth Lodge</div><div style="text-align: center;">1st Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Conceptual Design, 2501 - 4000sf</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3m0xvIRXOSXHv4x-unaHa0kOKEJGb2gvTk5JsbDBL6gweGCL8A-AhLFjTbI6zX_5mh6KfUReAtruGc4CWyeX_GRUkpL9S3juOsF5nPlROZr97lokp9I8DsCAPda9_opm0Z1DyZ8D10FF/s1600/IMG_1442.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506383355363691138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3m0xvIRXOSXHv4x-unaHa0kOKEJGb2gvTk5JsbDBL6gweGCL8A-AhLFjTbI6zX_5mh6KfUReAtruGc4CWyeX_GRUkpL9S3juOsF5nPlROZr97lokp9I8DsCAPda9_opm0Z1DyZ8D10FF/s320/IMG_1442.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">East 8th Street</div><div style="text-align: center;">1st Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Multi-Family Design, 4 units or more</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAmzKCFNxRypUgEPb2V6_-A6uttyPXpvfGu-LXTkLjz1EUQc8uul0Sk9Q1Wrnz05FR7_HLQiV44pCntaT7TAPSX_g-Oc2vptXibQrC__NCnUNHhGWarawupvPNG_IGR11R6w3x-9OxRQy/s1600/IMG_4671.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506383351429770578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAmzKCFNxRypUgEPb2V6_-A6uttyPXpvfGu-LXTkLjz1EUQc8uul0Sk9Q1Wrnz05FR7_HLQiV44pCntaT7TAPSX_g-Oc2vptXibQrC__NCnUNHhGWarawupvPNG_IGR11R6w3x-9OxRQy/s320/IMG_4671.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 125px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Reynard</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Custom Luxury, 5001 - 6000sf</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPZ5GOGhPI7ueySlTewAr704WQej_hON0bnMfyHSSMe5sexFGlnQNtwyEggenmK4c9aVV3QYnDFMnzvIh4q57Pq6ahahxk6gtR9TNEnorjd6EvhUKPwfiaA67Zv1qH1evNNz1fCgqj43y/s1600/Ext+Front+-+1508-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506378180718468018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPZ5GOGhPI7ueySlTewAr704WQej_hON0bnMfyHSSMe5sexFGlnQNtwyEggenmK4c9aVV3QYnDFMnzvIh4q57Pq6ahahxk6gtR9TNEnorjd6EvhUKPwfiaA67Zv1qH1evNNz1fCgqj43y/s320/Ext+Front+-+1508-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Horizon View</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Custom Luxury, 3000sf & under</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijQcZjAtt7cwv50Q-h-UlQICZy9_aiJmASZGZiX3W0DTpLWtqYVXMmfrhTzIN7DKkI_24kNepgQFcL8impKri33vS-fL-mxIgqHvtOZl_qK78r0nVyMxyx5rJq7dM32GsWbcCnsSAGR8j/s1600/Front+exterior+-+0571.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506378179019318626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijQcZjAtt7cwv50Q-h-UlQICZy9_aiJmASZGZiX3W0DTpLWtqYVXMmfrhTzIN7DKkI_24kNepgQFcL8impKri33vS-fL-mxIgqHvtOZl_qK78r0nVyMxyx5rJq7dM32GsWbcCnsSAGR8j/s320/Front+exterior+-+0571.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 152px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pinehurst</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Model Home, 4001 & over</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMD7LQo8onuZiDDLFMhD3BJBsgoGSYJnedEj3VBYrd_eiUmjIr3_nNHpv1s--AjPiDJHcWGpkTCCRitdSLBHLXRqBVL6F2_zzChUXOSdtJgqQC46eeMYBtvqZTQrGWD6uQEHDPg1qJy_f/s1600/_MG_3202.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506378170840157698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMD7LQo8onuZiDDLFMhD3BJBsgoGSYJnedEj3VBYrd_eiUmjIr3_nNHpv1s--AjPiDJHcWGpkTCCRitdSLBHLXRqBVL6F2_zzChUXOSdtJgqQC46eeMYBtvqZTQrGWD6uQEHDPg1qJy_f/s320/_MG_3202.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blaine</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Published Design, 4001sf & over</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSj6LMhoQJ_5WsskSAfNYcg1YEgpF2_1rlXwV4UA9ayTdA5ZNlfLELPGh88UpaRXk2ibyh1N18XFN_wZSMbTxY0_djpcNgZzL8wd39Yf5f1rkVvSwSJwX6pxHKDjcDyNpwrK4LcwOJJZi/s1600/S1.1a+-+Front+v03+HR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506378159754776258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSj6LMhoQJ_5WsskSAfNYcg1YEgpF2_1rlXwV4UA9ayTdA5ZNlfLELPGh88UpaRXk2ibyh1N18XFN_wZSMbTxY0_djpcNgZzL8wd39Yf5f1rkVvSwSJwX6pxHKDjcDyNpwrK4LcwOJJZi/s320/S1.1a+-+Front+v03+HR.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 96px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Stratton</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Conceptual Design</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7b_8xzHpOlpRemp2dcwrhGbOIIJGcNct7Qi90PG7DzphrnjV6XVIIB4KTbOdIvgdup_eWevZkwnFEAvmf7xtwTCc0KCikGGPfrVEgBBeN5upCf-Y8fwD1mqqytE3cpIptHN63QEpSKQW/s1600/S1.1+-+Front+Persp+v02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506378155805090562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7b_8xzHpOlpRemp2dcwrhGbOIIJGcNct7Qi90PG7DzphrnjV6XVIIB4KTbOdIvgdup_eWevZkwnFEAvmf7xtwTCc0KCikGGPfrVEgBBeN5upCf-Y8fwD1mqqytE3cpIptHN63QEpSKQW/s320/S1.1+-+Front+Persp+v02.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Innisbrook</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Place</div><div style="text-align: center;">Working Drawings</div>

2010 American Residential Design Awards

Shorepointe 1st Place Renovation, 1500sf & over Bear Tooth Lodge 1st Place Conceptual Design, 2501 - 4000sf East 8th Street 1st Place Mu...

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2010 Watermark Awards

<div style="text-align: center;">We're pleased to announce that <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> won </div><div style="text-align: center;">1st Place for Best Kitchen in a Custom Home </div><div style="text-align: center;">for Two Creeks! <a href="http://www.echobox.com/visbeen/publication_assets/2010/builder/Article.pdf">See the article here.</a></div><div><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478172393418012290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFCLTbbxdPo394_9e4xlRW9wlpf1RMQJTWR4F6LwqL_LIlWld458lXVo_2iY2o8BpzDe8Q4Fghvi7nlTHRiv2K2zm7S59pzDfOYPq2Ng_1ljIhy0lczIc2C1bZGcafIaXwfoYpxleYR7x/s320/Award.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478172385470026882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik2O_qpQvdqBAbh5wfsVkGYcUIl8oim2fbjxECiulgWRadwozf5e5XfOdMx6nhLOKkrf5bnhPqHSpCDd3Mf6CBaDM5rD9318B1T0teRkUOgx3zxJ-5qb4ATrRaxCRGZkmnt4-02XwmQFF/s320/Cover.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478172375032121170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRDfTOE5mFCBlFvfDHpeacmKqKkK23cNS-khXv3QWa25XHd9zh_yqjLVOCyH0y_X-1vEMldEvkE2r1rNZINVKf2kNqEtESVEaiJLCocB8IJNn6cHQsh3qrye9D5tG7DPNah1xWyOw7WAG/s320/p1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478173976257197698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQddgOh0sRH4fsN51QxbmTPbFzzAuQC1MHka9L7ZDO7kJn3ayvm4XzDxgFjzdd5ndUe5uH8aTf-vEbXkTq2YumaehtI6qmHPIXYR5GC_6NuasqXK-j1UpdaBKugCdI-VtEbJI76P3numtP/s320/Saur_26.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478173982666837138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoX8B_tQtpsmHLQfdTQBcBMrT2j-JNzk-xEglJnZaQZ0daURI5EhKLFVlT5f5pOd-p8glt2smHEeGU6YpoIhKHkgTgY3AMFijaWo9RCnEg2lNpcfXqc4-bLZ-r8iwWnhcFUi4iqYs36In/s320/Saur_37.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" />

2010 Watermark Awards

We're pleased to announce that Visbeen Associates won 1st Place for Best Kitchen in a Custom Home for Two Creeks! See the article here...

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Will we win?

Every year at the <a href="http://www.buildersshow.com/">International Builders Show</a> the <a href="http://www.nahb.org/">National Association of Home Builders</a> awards the Best in American Living Awards. We have won a few awards here in the past and have a few projects up for award again this year. Check them out and check back next week to see if we won. Here's hoping!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJDa-vL0Yvo-a8IJ7mtCg4LQxhTy3nQXZiBO5mnrI4uyFwU6goI6kKi8qo1dLs6-X2Z85KGrBCxfcQqjIJaXpDdXV4yzmtYVCQSHfMdSSETW751E4kUsks9EETHudSxtTfmaPPueQzMdj/s1600-h/Ext+Front+-+1968+-1a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428094844122232258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJDa-vL0Yvo-a8IJ7mtCg4LQxhTy3nQXZiBO5mnrI4uyFwU6goI6kKi8qo1dLs6-X2Z85KGrBCxfcQqjIJaXpDdXV4yzmtYVCQSHfMdSSETW751E4kUsks9EETHudSxtTfmaPPueQzMdj/s320/Ext+Front+-+1968+-1a.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">Muirfield</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4flSce1Jz5JvoqdOC3bVNON-CJsoAEcb_wNBVoIFyUPw6GiAFUBXxfqNKRL8sQVTZaKH19MkzPN5gAs8Ecw6WsT3q9ExxWkwcX85MM-dgveUYZgg8mzupK5D3hdJFW2ghc0CKRGVYwMv/s1600-h/Lakeshore+Drive+Residence.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428093140514007810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4flSce1Jz5JvoqdOC3bVNON-CJsoAEcb_wNBVoIFyUPw6GiAFUBXxfqNKRL8sQVTZaKH19MkzPN5gAs8Ecw6WsT3q9ExxWkwcX85MM-dgveUYZgg8mzupK5D3hdJFW2ghc0CKRGVYwMv/s320/Lakeshore+Drive+Residence.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Westchester</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGYbgPFm6sEIHQiAGpgMD3VOzJjd0gJCiPJzmGrfNg0vQeoFZrty-hIHCsDZ42ee7ggJTrMTWIk-8ygXlYwFlLMhwTBDWjVUqRwB1kGKfAqXSUNCxCvdyZn5b7LlOaJQyxTknOAL51gk4/s1600-h/Design+Home+1088.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428093129770625346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGYbgPFm6sEIHQiAGpgMD3VOzJjd0gJCiPJzmGrfNg0vQeoFZrty-hIHCsDZ42ee7ggJTrMTWIk-8ygXlYwFlLMhwTBDWjVUqRwB1kGKfAqXSUNCxCvdyZn5b7LlOaJQyxTknOAL51gk4/s320/Design+Home+1088.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Inverness</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo8ifxbQR9T-CiCF6lmFID63t43d9A6AttaIabKUw0ljpL6-M56RNvf4pC5VHzxillFJlsuLpPtSIfHKsSp-NmRAIouMCLTv3ncv8XE9UIwZzW_Lp5ptT_p_09BTKApyuhoqCfNhhhXjm/s1600-h/SaurExt_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428093119590757186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo8ifxbQR9T-CiCF6lmFID63t43d9A6AttaIabKUw0ljpL6-M56RNvf4pC5VHzxillFJlsuLpPtSIfHKsSp-NmRAIouMCLTv3ncv8XE9UIwZzW_Lp5ptT_p_09BTKApyuhoqCfNhhhXjm/s320/SaurExt_4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 130px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Two Creeks</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha6LShOnfGkUMoPhxDUZGaxcgl8a05_-adNhXS9CTcPr1ZLkbRvuHzZ7uBBN2dL1hFBiXU9sh3Tp3_tATu4JQzBHGROE6m5YY_EK5Tme-rhIOa75kr3Ze8HThiitnwwO-Gdramv_K1Sav/s1600-h/A_DSF8708.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428093112579887554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha6LShOnfGkUMoPhxDUZGaxcgl8a05_-adNhXS9CTcPr1ZLkbRvuHzZ7uBBN2dL1hFBiXU9sh3Tp3_tATu4JQzBHGROE6m5YY_EK5Tme-rhIOa75kr3Ze8HThiitnwwO-Gdramv_K1Sav/s320/A_DSF8708.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sinclaire</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6JG64zNdbz-SjPIK0oTA-BRCqCYPZKAIKeO4v2spfUjMvx6BpEdw6RoQlamQTUF7mnKIYRS4wpm0Znw-AmH3_SjmapZnOMFcH1COeeTU8R5gCW7JRMxwr94uuVZ-vK-Nzq9dfpMpNM_e/s1600-h/Harrold_Ext_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428093106886633874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6JG64zNdbz-SjPIK0oTA-BRCqCYPZKAIKeO4v2spfUjMvx6BpEdw6RoQlamQTUF7mnKIYRS4wpm0Znw-AmH3_SjmapZnOMFcH1COeeTU8R5gCW7JRMxwr94uuVZ-vK-Nzq9dfpMpNM_e/s320/Harrold_Ext_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rylestone</div><br /></div></div>

Will we win?

Every year at the International Builders Show the National Association of Home Builders awards the Best in American Living Awards. We have...

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American Residential Design Awards

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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: medium; "><blockquote type="cite"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><div class="Section1"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 24px; "><span><span style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">PRESS RELEASE: The <a href="http://www.aibd.org">American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)</a> announced the winners of the second annual American Residential Design Awards (ARDA) in Portland, Oregon, during a banquet held in conjunction with the AIBD 59</span>^{<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span>}<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> National Convention at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront hotel, Saturday, July 11, 2009. The winners were chosen from over 100 proposed and finished projects submitted by 31 designers located in 17 different states and the </span><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">District of Columbia</span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 24px; "><span><span style="line-height: 22px; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 24px; "><span><span style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Wayne E. Visbeen of Visbeen Associates, Inc., </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Grand Rapids</span></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, </span><st1:state st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Michigan</span></st1:state></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, won the prestigious 2009 ARDA Best in Show award. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 24px; "><span><span style="line-height: 22px; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 24px; "><span><span style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The projects entered were the work of Certified Professional and Professional Members of the AIBD. Categories included, Working Drawings, Un-Built Designs, Multi-Family, Community Design, Published Designs, Sustainability, Renovations, Builder Models, Custom Luxury Home Designs, Best in Show and Designer’s Choice. Design Competition Chairperson, Michael Battaglia, was pleased with the event, “The entries were outstanding and the judges were impressed by the difficulty of choosing a winner in many of the categories.”</span></span></span></p></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></blockquote></span></div><div><br /></div>

American Residential Design Awards

PRESS RELEASE: The American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) announced the winners of the second annual American Residential Design Awa...

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