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The American Institute of Architects awarded its 2013 AIA/HUD Secretary Housing Awards last week, and though the awards are aimed at, among other things, promoting housing that's "a sanctuary for the human spirit," the winners also happen to be damn good looking. Leading things off: a ridge-top escape in Washington's San Juan Islands. [Curbed National]