EFA’s 4th Annual Dining Competition
Announcing EFA’s 4th Annual Dining Competition, a special awards program honoring the best dining spaces in senior living.
Reservations Due: May 8, Presentations Due: May 22
SUBMIT RESERVATION FORM HERE
Food. It’s essential to our physical well-being and part of our day-to-day routine. When choosing a senior living community, the food—and, specifically, the venue options supporting it—can be a driving factor in the decision-making process.
Experience. More than just eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, dining is an experience. It’s a time for residents to connect and enjoy one another’s company. Providing residents with a variety of options to choose from is essential, from high-end dining to casual bistros and pubs.
Design. Creating spaces for senior living dining requires thoughtful planning and collaboration. Delivering spaces that feel unique and branded offers diversity in experiences, while specifying the right materials and finishes is essential to achieving a cohesive look and feel. Meanwhile, making sure spaces have proper flow, accessibility, and effective front- and back-of-house functionality is critical.
EFA will celebrate the best dining spaces in senior living
– Projects that offer a variety of venues and choices in settings for residents, families, and staff
– Spaces that promote resident engagement and contribute to an exceptional dining experience
– Dining venues that offer a high-design aesthetic while being appropriate for the population served
– Effective space design and planning to support dining operations in both front- and back-of-house function and flow
Submission Process
Architecture and design firms, senior living communities, owners/operators, food service consultants, and other key project team members involved in the design of dining spaces are eligible to submit. Vendors are not eligible to submit.
Competition Rules
New construction, remodels/renovations, and projects in progress (with high-quality renderings) are eligible. Projects must have been completed after December 31, 2023, except for projects in progress. Dining spaces submitted as part of a Design Showcase project or a Remodel/Renovation project are eligible, provided they meet the completion date requirements.
Costs and Materials
A nonrefundable fee of $375 will be invoiced (in June) for each project entered. Participants will be supplied with a PowerPoint template for preparing submissions. Presentations will include photos/renderings, floor plans, project narrative, responses to Q&A, and a firm contact information sheet. Images must also be supplied in high-resolution JPG, eps, or TIFF format for publication.
Awards and Recognition
A jury will review all projects and choose Platinum, Gold, and Silver award winners. All projects submitted will be included in a special e-book available for download at efamagazine.com. Platinum, Gold, and Silver winners will receive enhanced coverage.
Reserve your space HERE
For more information, contact Donna Hidalgo at [email protected] or 210.419.9017
View last year’s Dining Competition Supplement HERE.
