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Amy Albert

Amy Albert is editor-in-chief of Professional Builder and Custom Builder magazines. Previously, she worked as chief editor of Custom Home and design editor at Builder. Amy came to writing about building by way of food journalism, as kitchen design editor at Bon Appetit and before that, at Fine Cooking, where she shot, edited, and wrote stories on kitchen design. She studied art history with an emphasis on architecture and urban design at the University of Pennsylvania and has served on several design juries. 

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Empty Nests

Last year Zillow reported that more than 15 percent of American households are empty nests. As the silver tsunami continues to swell—and as many of us attempt to ride it—that ...
June 30, 2018
Best Practices

Being Prepared—Resilient Design

Moving across the country to Los Angeles nearly 15 years ago meant boning up on many aspects of life in the West. This included earthquakes, of course. Until you actually feel...
March 30, 2018
New Home

International Relations

Data from the Migration Policy Institute and the Pew Research Center show that in the past six years the U.S. has seen an influx of migration, with foreign enrollment at American...
Jan. 5, 2018
Leadership

Thoughtful Infill

Teardowns are becoming the rule in my Los Angeles neighborhood, replacing the 1,000- and 1,200-square-foot homes that were built here in the 1950s. It’s happening nationwide, ...
Sept. 26, 2017
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Good Day Sunshine

Last fall, a salesperson from a solar company knocked at the door. He was in the right neighborhood—in sun-baked Los Angeles, our pocket is one of the sunniest. Installing a few...
June 27, 2017
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Small Not Tiny

They arrive almost every day, via design blogs, emails, colleagues, and friends. Modern or gingerbready, space-age or shingled, from the Netherlands to Nashville to New Zealand...
March 30, 2017