The Nova Scotia Home & Building Designers Association is holding its eleventh annual design competition among its members, to find the best designed homes and small buildings in the province. The winning homes and building will be featured at our AGM.

competition categories

Design Competition Categories will be

New Home design

Reno & Addition design

Designs not yet built

Other design

Student design

Results of the 2024 Design Competition will be released after the awards ceremony on June 4, 2024. Please check back to view the winning entries and their proud designers.

In 1996 the Province of Nova Scotia discontinued the Nova Scotia Home Award Program. This program recognized excellence in housing design, construction, renovation, restoration and energy conservation through the Nova Scotia Home Awards.

The Nova Scotia Home & Building Designers’ Association are very proud to be an active part of the Nova Scotia housing industry and as custom home and small building designers we fell there is a strong need to recognize excellence in our industry.

Each year, the NSHBDA invites all home designers and architectural students to enter our Design Competition. Enter a design you are proud of, or offers a different take on home design in Nova Scotia. Entries may include new homes, renovations/additions, designs not yet under construction as well as a wide variety of non-residential projects.

Submissions will be accepted in electronic format (PDF or JPEG) and must be received by the end of business day, Wednesday May 15, 2024. Entries will be reviewed by three judges, each independent of the NSHBDA. Awards for the five categories listed above will be presented at our AGM on Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Check back soon for competition rules and entry forms.