Meet EFA’s 2024 Design Champions Making An Impact On Senior Living Design

Now in its sixth year, Environments for Aging’s Design Champions are driving new models and more inclusive environments that are shaping the architecture vision and development of senior living communities.
Published: October 21, 2024

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EFA Design Champions winners

Environments for Aging’s 2024 Design Champions are making a meaningful impact on the lives of residents and staff through innovative strategies and approaches in senior living design.

Now in its sixth year, this year’s competition honors three visionaries for their groundbreaking work.

These leaders are creating new models for continuing care retirement communities that foster stronger connections between residents and their environments; developing tools that help project teams overcome barriers and reimagine inclusive spaces; and challenging traditional senior living models with fresh approaches that balance resident care and financial sustainability.

The 2024 Design Champions

We’re excited to showcase their impressive portfolios. The 2024 Design Champions will be recognized at the 2025 Environments for Aging Conference + Expo, taking place April 26-29, 2025, in Lexington, Ky.

Also, enjoy links below to profiles of each winner, highlighting details from their nominations that caught our editors’ attention.

Margaret Suit, Vice President of Architecture, Design & Development, Erickson Senior Living (Baltimore, Md.)

Emily Pierson-Brown, AIA, AICP, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman (Pittsburgh)

Dodd Kattman, AIA, Principal, MKM Architecture + Design (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Nominations will open for the 2025 Design Champions awards in early 2025. Look for details here.
Questions? Contact Editor-in-Chief Anne DiNardo at [email protected].

Find updates and additional information on the 2025 EFA Conference + Expo here.

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