2026 EFA Design Showcase
The 30th annual EFA Design Showcase offers a compilation of architecture and interior design projects representing outstanding innovative design solutions in new or renovated senior care environments across the nation.
A jury of industry experts, including senior living architects, interior designers, owners/operators, and consultants, reviewed and discussed all submitted projects to determine which projects were worthy of special honors. We’re pleased to announce this year’s winners and finalists:
Award of Merit:
Opus Newton (Newton, Mass.)
Submitted by Perkins Eastman
Honorable Mention:
Belmont Village San Ramon (San Ramon, Calif.)
Submitted by HKIT Architects
Moorings Park Grande Lake, GardenView Assisted Living (Naples, Fla.)
Submitted by Wegman Design Group
The Hartford at Stafford Village (Worthington, Ohio)
Submitted by Ph7 Architects, Inc.
Vicar’s Landing at Oak Bridge (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.)
Submitted by RLPS Architects
The Reserve at Lone Tree (Lone Tree, Colo.)
Submitted by OZ Architecture
Finalists:
Tsali Care Center (Cherokee, N.C.)
Submitted by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
The Watermark at Bellevue (Bellevue, Wash.)
Submitted by RD Jones & Associates
Medford Leas (Medford, N.J.)
Submitted by RLPS Architects
Award winners will be recognized at the 2026 EFA Conference + Expo, to be held March 16-18, 2026, in Phoenix. All accepted projects will be published in Environments for Aging magazine’s Spring 2026 issue.
For more information or questions about the EFA Design Showcase, contact Donna Hidalgo at [email protected] or call 210.419.9017.
