Residential Design Program Offerings at the Builders’ Show - 12/20/2004 - Real Estate Education Training Schools Conferences

Residential Design Program Offerings at the Builders’ Show

The NAHB Design Committee is co-sponsoring a record 31 education sessions at the International Builders’ Show — with topics including everything from kitchen and bath design and affordable design applications to design trends from A to Z. The design sessions — led by nationally and internationally known architects, interior designers, builders, land planners and marketing specialists ― are some of the best attended and most well-received education programs at the builders’ show.

Also included will be three AIA Plan Review workshops. Architects and designers will meet with participants for one-on-one, 25-minute design review sessions to provide individual advice on floor plans, home elevations and design challenges.

Returning design sessions include:

• Design 2005 — Residential Design Trends from the American Institute of Architects
• Affordable Million Dollar Design Details
• North, South, East, West — Design Trends From Around the Country
• Design Eye for the Builder Guy — A Design Superstore
• Design Stars — Winning Home Designs From the Best in American Living Awards
• Kitchen and Bath Design Trends 2005
• Design Secrets of the Big Guy Builders
• How to Design Product for Traditional Neighborhood Developments
• Designing the Under-2,500-Square-Foot Detached Home
• Timeless Versus Trendy — Elevations’ “Do’s and Don’ts”
• Community Design — Architecture and Amenities
• What’s Hot in Multifamily Design?
• What Women Want in Housing Design
• Fine Tuning Your Floor Plans/Meet the Plan Doctors
• High-End Home Design — Big Dollar Homes
• A Design Trends Marketplace

New and revamped program offerings include:

• Design for Changing Lifestyles & Different Generations
• Options and Upgrades — The Secret Goldmine
• Home Designs for the Move-Up Buyer
• Good Design Pays Big $$
• Design for High Density/Small Lots Yielding Eight to 18 Detached Units Per Acre
• Lost In Space
• Home Designs for the First-Time Buyer
• Outdoor Living Environments — Design for Entertaining, Relaxing and Well-being
• Risk Reduction for Residential Designers and Builders
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• Designing Residential Floor Plans Using Feng Shui and Other Cultural Influences
• Dare to be Different

For more information, visit www.buildersshow.com/cgi-bin/nahb_seminars and select the “Architecture & Interior Design” track.