They are greenfields, brownfields, grayfields, and desert outposts. The 44th annual Gold Nugget Awards celebrate Western projects that transcend the norm and reshape the housing landscape as we know it. Don't look now, but the showy castles that dominated housing competitions in the not-so-distant past just aren't turning heads like they used to. Descriptors such as infill, sustainable, affordable, walkable, energy-efficient, casual, site sensitive, and even the “D” word (yep, density) were more apt to get a nod from the judges in this year's Gold Nugget Awards, an annual salute to the best architecture and community planning in 14 Western states and international markets.
