This is why Andersen Windows invested more than a decade of working with architects to create the Architectural Collection — products and tools for home builders, designers, contractors, remodelers and even homeowners to help define a home’s style first, and then identify the windows that help communicate that style.

American Farmhouse
The American Farmhouse home style is influenced by Colonial and Victorian styles. While this style evolved from New England Colonial houses, it is often associated with the Midwest, where it was popular when that region was being settled.

Craftsman Bungalow
This style developed from the British Arts & Crafts movement and emerged from the tradition of Arts & Crafts designs that promoted a simple decorative expression of structural elements. The bungalow is one of the most common home styles that emerged from that movement.

French Eclectic
This home style is not one style, but a range of styles inspired by French architecture that found their way to America via soldiers returning from World War I. French Eclectic is a very American interpretation of the French domestic vernacular.

Georgian/Federal
This variation of colonial architecture marked a time of reformation of the American house from being simply utilitarian and functional to one that was stylized, stately, spacious and comfortable. Its roots were in Classical Roman architecture.

Modern
The Modern home style has flat roofs and simple lines. Simple geometry, clean lines, this style deliberately embraced the notions of industrialism and machine-made products as a way to improve life through efficient and affordable construction.

Prairie
The Prairie style is considered the first architectural style of American origin. Its bold, clean lines are a direct reaction to the ornate, compartmentalized Victorian style. The core design ideas of this style are most widely attributed to architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Queen Anne
This home style emerged during the Victorian era (1880–1910). The Queen Anne style uses wall surfaces as decorative elements by avoiding flat walls through the use of gables, bay windows, towers, overhangs, wall projections and several different cladding materials.

Ranch
The ranch or rambler home style is a single-story long with narrow construction. Ranch houses became popular among post-World War II veterans and spread across the country, resulting in several variations.

Spanish Colonial
This style gained widespread popularity in the United States in the first part of the 1900s, primarily in the South and Southwest. Thick walls and deep, shaded loggias proved to be an ideal response to the climate and were well-suited to incorporate the architectural details from many eras of Spanish and Mexican homes.

Tudor
The Tudor home style is loosely based on a variety of early English building traditions ranging from simple folk houses to late medieval palaces. Asymmetry is preferred in the Tudor style, allowing standard windows and bay windows to be oriented as desired for optimal views.