2026 Design Awards

The New Hampshire Home Design Awards honor and celebrate excellence in home design and the creative use of materials in new, remodeled and historic residences. Although small geographically, New Hampshire is fertile ground for the architects, designers and builders who work in and draw inspiration from the Granite State.

Whether you’ve designed or built a spectacular kitchen, a beautiful bath, a unique outdoor space or a fabulous home, we want to see your most impressive work from the past year.

2026 Categories

A detailed overview of categories can be found here.

2026 Submission Guidelines:

• Please click here for a detailed overview and description of the categories.
• There is a $150 per project submission fee.
• You may choose up to two categories per submission.
• Entries must be residential projects only.
• The competition is open to projects by New Hampshire-based architects, designers, contractors and builders. In addition to New Hampshire-based projects, businesses may submit projects completed within 25 miles outside of the New Hampshire border.
• Submissions will also be accepted by architects, designers, contractors and builders located within 25 miles of the New Hampshire border provided that more than 50% of their sub-contractors were New Hampshire-based professionals.
• All projects must have been completed within the last 10 years.
• All entries must be submitted digitally through the online form.
• All entries must be submitted by Sunday, February 1, 2026.

Please be prepared to provide the following information:

• Builder’s name and contact information
• List of sub-contractors
• Project address, description and completion date
• Up to 10 high-res (300 dpi) photos
• Photographer’s name and contact information

If you’re having trouble with submitting a project, please contact Paul at paulm@yankeepub.com for assistance.

2026 Design Awards Event

The Annual Design Awards event is an elegant soirée saluting New Hampshire’s best residential architects, designers and builders. Guests are invited to mingle with peers as they enjoy an evening full of networking, spirited cocktails and delicious food.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

5-8p.m.

The Venues at the Factory

Manchester, NH

Individual tickets – $100 per person, plus fees ($90 through 2/22/26)

Table of 8 – $90 per person, plus fees ($80/ticket through 2/22/26)

2026 Design Awards Judges

Carolyn Thayer
Founder and Lead Designer
Carolyn Thayer Interiors, Nantucket and Boston, Mass.

Carolyn Thayer has worked in the interior design industry for 25 years, with a practice extending from Nantucket and Cape Cod to Boston and beyond. She is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) as well as the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA). Carolyn prides herself on gaining the understanding of clients’ preferences while honing her skills to bring those visions to fruition with precision and taste.

Clara C. Batchelor
Founder and Principal Emerita
CBA Landscape Architects LLC
Cambridge, Mass.

CBA Landscape Architects LLC specializes in public spaces and residential landscapes. Clara C. Batchelor’s private residential designs range from townhouse decks to multi-acre estates. Her work is highly contextual, responding to the surrounding architecture, neighborhood fabric, and natural features. Ms. Batchelor’s work has been published in Landscape Architecture Magazine, Garden Design and various regional publications. A graduate of Smith College, Ms. Batchelor received her Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. She is the Chair of the Brookline, Mass., Parks and Recreation Commission.

John R. DaSilva
FAIA, Design Principal
Polhemus Savery DaSilva, Harwich, Mass.

Polhemus Savery DaSilva (PSD) is an integrated architecture and construction firm based on Cape Cod. While setting the aesthetic direction for the firm’s work, John R. DaSilva draws on extensive knowledge of both architectural history and intelligent tectonics. DaSilva is one of a select group of residential design leaders that have been inducted into the New England Design Hall of Fame. He has also been elevated to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows (FAIA), which recognizes architects who have achieved high standards of excellence and nationally significant contributions to architecture and society.