We are BSB Design.

We’ve come a long way since deciding to revolutionize the housing industry from our first office in Jack Bloodgood’s barn. As we celebrate 60 years of practice, BSB Design continues to build on a legacy rooted in innovation, service and market-driven design. Today, we remain a premier thought leader in housing, with expanded expertise in planning and community design, commercial buildings, club design, mixed use, student housing and more. None of this progress would have been possible without the leadership and vision that shaped the firm from the very beginning.

As building editor for Better Homes & Gardens magazine, Jack Bloodgood traveled across the country studying regional housing markets. He quickly recognized that new homes often failed to reflect how people actually wanted to live, particularly in production housing. Guided by his belief that “everyone deserves to live in a home designed by an architect,” Bloodgood founded Bloodgood Architects in 1966 in Des Moines, Iowa, creating new opportunities for builders and buyers to access quality design.

Through an early plan service and direct collaboration with large production homebuilders, Bloodgood and the firm’s early pioneers brought high design to housing at scale. Under the leadership of Doug Sharp and Doug Buster, the firm expanded into new markets and nearly every product type, price point and construction method. Sixty years later, that same commitment to thoughtful, innovative design continues to shape communities across the country.