3 The Design for Aging Review Awards 15TH EDITION SUPPLEMENT The mission of the AIA Design for Aging (DFA) Knowledge Community is to foster design innovation and disseminate knowledge necessary to enhance the built environment and quality of life for an aging society. This includes relevant research on characteristics, planning and costs associated with innovative design for aging. In addition, DFA provides outcome data on the value of these design solutions and environments. Overall, the quality of the submissions to the Design for Aging Review Awards was outstanding. The jury found that project design quality raises the bar of quality of life for all residents. The jury saw that all submitted projects had a modern, contemporary theme. Throughout the process, the jury was diligent in asking and pressing on what was significant and/or innovative with respect to resident life and care. Jury members kept pushing architectural aesthetics and environmental quality in favor of that debate. At some point late in the process, however, we recognized that elevating the aesthetics and environment elevates the life condition of all inhabitants, thereby qualifying as noteworthy or even innovative. A consistent theme found in all projects is a focus on the quality of the community spaces. Full awards profiles are available at aia.org/dfa.http://www.aia.org/dfa