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Interested in serving on a future EFA design jury?
Learn more about the 2025 EFA Design Showcase
Presented by
Rob Simonetti, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C – Senior Living Studio Leader, LaBella Associates
Tom McQuillen, AIA, LEED AP – Principal, Lizard Rock Designs
Nick Carpenter, NCARB – Associate, LRS Architects
Tim Gordon, AIA – Associate, Scott Edwards Architecture
Lori Wegman, ASID, IIDA – Founder, Wegman Design Group
Penny Lake, NCIDQ, LEED AP – Director of Interior Design, Lantz-Boggio Architects
Course Description
With the reservation deadline for the 2025 Environments for Aging Design Showcase just around the corner, you don’t want to miss this free webinar! This session will review the Award of Merit- and Honorable Mention-winning projects from the Environments for Aging’s 2024 EFA Design Showcase. Session panelists will include team members representing the Award of Merit and Honorable Mention projects in addition to one member of the jury team. Project team panelists will describe each of the projects indicating how the project achieved excellence across the competitions four metrics: innovation, experience, aesthetics, and operations/well-being. The juror panelist will review industry and design trends noted in this year’s submissions focusing on those that represent important ideas for the design community to incorporate into future environments.
Learning Objectives
• Learn about design attributes, challenges overcome, and solutions employed to create award-winning environments for aging.
• Understand innovative industry and design trends that represent important design concepts to incorporate into future environments.
• See how senior housing providers are positively impacting resident quality of life and the experiences of staff and family.
• Gain valuable insights into the design award submission, review, and award process.
