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WELCOME TO EFA'S 2023
DINING
COMPETITION
INING AREAS ARE taking the cake when it
comes to investment in design. From casual
bistros to sports bars to wine-tasting rooms,
owners and their design teams are delivering
dynamic, engaging, and varied spaces
where residents can enjoy a meal with a side of social
interaction. It's a fact that inspired Environments for
Aging's inaugural Dining Competition. We invited
firms and communities to submit recent dining
design work-up to three projects at a single location.
From there, our jury of industry professionals (listed
at right) reviewed narratives and images that told the
story of how the spaces came to be, the resident needs
they serve, and how the design supports efficient
dining operations. Our jury awarded Platinum,
Gold, and Silver awards to the projects you'll find
profiled starting on page 36. Additionally, a gallery
of all projects submitted to the program will be
published in an expanded digital download of this
Dining Competition supplement. You can fi nd that
at efamagazine.com/events/dining-competition. In
the meantime, turn the page to dig into this special
section. Congratulations to the winners!-Jennifer
Kovacs Silvis, editor-in-chief
THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 DINING
COMPETITION JURORS
Sharon Behan Breitinger, president, Navitect Consulting LLC
Amy Bursey, president, Monogram Design Consultants LLC
Meldrena Chapin, PhD, president, Design Research Consultancy
Tom Dillenbeck, senior vice president, Hobbs+Black Architects
Aaron Fish, founder and CEO, Trestle Hospitality Concepts
Sharon Grambow, senior living consultant, Sun Health
Bruce Hurowitz, president, MDP | Merlino Design Partnership Inc.
Dora Kay, vice president, senior living sector leader, Moseley Architects
Stacy Hollinger Main, partner, RLPS Architects
Faith Marabella, CEO, architect, senior interior designer,
Wellesley Design Consultants Inc.
Alison Nash, senior project manager, Faulkner Design Group
Carie Shingleton, senior associate/leader of interior design, SFCS Architects
Cynthia Shonaiya, principal, senior living market sector leader,
Hord Coplan Macht
Tanya Snow, director, operations, Bria Communities LP
Andre' Stephens, executive director, developer,
St. Francis Assisted Living Community
Teresa Whittington, cofounder and managing partner,
Teresa's House and TG Senior Services
About the submissions: The Dining Competition submissions come from across the U.S. and cover a variety of construction costs and project scopes. A multidisciplinary panel of invited jurors from Environments for
Aging reviews the submissions. The panel includes architects, interior designers, researchers, academics, regulatory experts, and providers. Jurors view the submissions according to their areas of expertise, then rate the
submissions and provide comments to help clarify the rationale for the rating before selecting winners. Jurors are excluded from reviewing projects that they or their fi rms were involved with; jurors who are associated with
projects in the fi nalist round are not permitted to vote for winners. All participants pay a small entry fee and receive coverage of their project in the EFA Dining Competition Digital Download. The top three projects receive
expanded coverage on the pages that follow. All write-ups were provided directly by the submitting fi rms and were not edited for content by the Environments for Aging editorial staff.
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