Twenty local builders, engineers, architects and interior designers are hard at work putting together “haute” dog houses for the sixth annual Design for Dogs competition on Feb. 21 at Facings of America Showroom in Scottsdale!

The competing professionals are each designing, building and donating a swanky, functional pet palace to the Design for Dogs event, where the homes will be displayed and auctioned off to benefit the Arizona Animal Welfare League (AAWL).

The money raised at this event helps AAWL put a roof over more than 4,000 homeless pets’ heads every year at the state’s oldest and largest no-kill shelter.

Can't make it to the event? You can begin voting online for your favorite house at the event website from February 17 until the event!

What: Design for Dogs
Who: Arizona Animal Welfare League + Facings of America
When: Friday, Feb. 21, 5 to 9 p.m.
Where: Facings of America Showroom, 16421 N. 90th St., Scottsdale
Cost: $50 adv, $60 dos
Tickets: https://www.designfordogs.org

This year’s designers and teams are: 180 degrees, Aline Architecture/Lion Craft, Allen + Philp Partners, Creative License International, Denise Milano Design/Visionmakers, DBSI, Estrella Cabinetry, Ideation Design Group/Apex Customs, Farm180/Yamwood Foundry, JDO Architecture/Wright Brothers Interior Construction, Mendil + Meyer Design Studio/Angelone Builders, Mackenzie Collier Interiors/Structurology, Paradigm Shift Design, Scottsdale Community College/ASID, Pattern Design Studio, Symmetry Construction, The Weitz Company/Deutsch Architecture Group, Ware Malcomb/Sharp Construction, Urban Design Associates/Manship Builders, Willmeng Construction.