RECOGNITION
& AWARDS

OUR AWARDS & MENTIONS

67

architecture & design awards and counting

We’re honored to have been recognized with a variety of different awards, and featured in many different magazines. Below you can find a sampling.

Awards & Recognition

2023 Best in American Living Awards

  • Platinum - Design Detail
  • Platinum - Kitchen
  • Gold - Built Custom Home
  • Gold - Built Custom Home
  • Gold - Primary Suite
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2024 American Residental Design Awards

  • Grand ARDA - Custom Homes
  • ARDA - Custom Homes
  • ARDA - Working Drawings
  • ARDA - Accessible Living
  • ARDA - Custom Homes
  • ARDA - Custom Homes
  • ARDA - Custom Homes
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CAPS Certified

  • Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists 2023

2022 Best in American Living Awards

  • Silver Award - Renovation
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2022 American Residential Awards

  • Grand ARDA - Indoor Living
  • Grand ARDA - Model Home
  • ARDA - Custom Home
  • ARDA - Custom Renovation
  • ARDA - Unbuilt Model Home
  • ARDA - Unbuilt Custom Home
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2021 Best in American Living Awards

  • Gold Award - Production Kitchen
  • Silver Award - Specialty Room
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2021 American Residential Design Awards

  • Grand ARDA - Indoor Living
  • Grand ARDA - Unbuilt Custom Home
  • ARDA - Built Custom Home
  • ARDA - Indoor Living
  • ARDA - Unbuilt Custom Home
  • ARDA - Working Drawings

2020 Best in American Living Awards

  • Gold Award - Custom Home
  • Silver Award - Production Home
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2020 American Residential Design Awards

  • Grand ARDA - Custom Home
  • Grand ARDA - Renovation
  • Grand ARDA - Indoor Living
  • ARDA - Conceptual Design
  • ARDA - Model Home Indoor Living
  • ARDA - Working Drawings
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2019 Masonry Honor Awards

  • Grand Masonry Award

2019 American Residential Design Awards

  • Grand ARDA - Working Drawings
  • Grand ARDA - Custom Home
  • ARDA - Custom Home
  • ARDA - Indoor Living
  • ARDA - Design Details
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2018 Best in American Living Awards

  • Gold Award - Custom Home
  • Gold Award - Design Detail
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2018 Detroit Home Design Awards

  • 3rd Place - Vacation Home
  • 3rd Place - Contemporary Architecture
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2018 American Residential Design Awards

  • Grand ARDA - Custom Home
  • Grand ARDA - Indoor Living
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2017 Detroit Home Design Awards

  • 3rd Place – Traditional Architecture (More Than 4,000 sq ft.)

2017 Best in American Living Awards

  • Gold Award – Best Kitchen

2017 Parade of Homes Awards of Excellence

  • $1 Million + : Best Curb Appeal
  • $1 Million + : Best Floor Plan
  • $1 Million + : Best Interior Elements
  • $1 Million + : Best Kitchen

Best of Houzz

  • 2017 Best of Houzz
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2016 Parade of Homes Awards of Excellence

  • $1 Million + : Best Curb Appeal
  • $1 Million + : Best Kitchen

2016 Best in American Living Awards

  • Silver Award – Best Kitchen
Awards & Recognition
I cannot state how unbelievable both Ryan and Travis have been through the design build of our home. They have more than exceeded expectations, saved us money, but most of all they have treated us like family and put in time that most won’t do for a project.

KELLEN BRUSVEEN, ALLENDALE MI

42 North Architects Published in The Modern Residence Book

  • Inspired Modern Homes Imagined and Designed by the Nation's Leading Architects
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42 North Architects Featured in 2020 Cosmopolitan Home

  • Early Spring 2020
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42 North Architects Featured in 2018 Michigan Home & Lifestyle

  • Summer 2018
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42 North Architects Wins 2020 Best of Houzz

  • Home Bar
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42 North Architects Wins 2019 Best of Houzz

  • Home Bar
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42 North Architects Win 2017 Best in American Living Awards

  • Gold Award - Best Kitchen
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2017 Detroit Home Design Awards

  • 3rd Place - Traditional Architecture (More Than 4,000 sq ft.)
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2017 Michigan Home & Lifestyle

  • Winter 2017
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2017 Parade of Homes Awards of Excellence

  • $1 Million + : Best Curb Appeal
  • $1 Million + : Best Floor Plan
  • $1 Million + : Best Interior Elements
  • $1 Million + : Best Kitchen
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2017 Cosmopolitan Home

  • Early Spring 2017
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2017 Michigan Home and Lifestyle

  • Spring 2017
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42 North Architects Wins 2016 Best in American Living Awards

  • Silver Award - Best Kitchen
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42 North Architects Wins 2017 Best of Houzz

  • Service
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2016 Cosmopolitan Home

  • Autumn 2016
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42 North Architects Wins 2016 Parade of Homes Award of Excellence

  • $1 Million+ : Best Curb Appeal
  • $1 Million+ : Best Kitchen
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42 North Architects Featured in 2015 Cosmopolitan Home

  • Winter 2015
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42 North Architects Wins 2017 Traverse Magazine

  • April 2007
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Awards & Recognition

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