NAHB seniors housing council announces awards program.

The National Association of Home Builders Seniors Housing Council announces the call for entries for the 2004 Best of Seniors Housing Design Awards competition.

The awards program, now in its 13th year, recognizes architectural and interior designs that have brought quality, innovation, and spirit to the seniors housing industry.

The awards program is open to project owners, builders, developers, remodelers, operators, architects, land planners, interior designers, and marketing/advertising firms that serve the burgeoning 55+ market. Winning a Best of Seniors Housing Design Award gives project teams the opportunity to promote their communities as "the best of the best" in the industry.

A panel of noted professionals in the 55+ seniors housing field, including builders, architects, designers and gerontologists, will judge entries and present gold and silver awards to current and "on-the-boards" projects in various active adult housing, continuing care retirement community, congregate care community, assisted living, special needs housing and renovated seniors housing categories.

In addition to design, projects will be judged on their ability to solve market-specific constraints of seniors housing, such as marketability, budget, challenging sites and diverse programs. The Best of Seniors Housing Design also has separate categories for community center, common area, interior design, model merchandising and more.

Gold and silver awards will be given in each category. Award winners will be announced at an awards presentation and recognition luncheon in January 2004 during the NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. Award-winning projects will be exhibited prominently at the IBS, displayed on the NAHB website and featured in the NAHB Seniors Housing Council's quarterly industry magazine, Seniors' Housing News.