Award-Winning Projects

Evergreen Retirement Community Creekview 1 & 2,
Oshkosh, Wisconsin:

  • Best in Desing for Aging, Design for Aging Review Eight,
    American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center, 2006
  • Creekview Aquatic Center, DESIGN/Environments for Aging 2008,
    A Publication of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management and the Society for the Advancement of Ferontological Environments (SAGE).
  • Citation of Merit award, 2005 Architectural Showcase – Design, 
    A Publication of Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes/SAGE Competition.
  • Best In Category, Design ’98, 
    A Publication of Nursing Homes Long Term Care management, A Nursing Homes/SAGE Competition.
  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review Four, 
    American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center
    1999.

Evergreen Retirement Community Sharehaven CBRF, 
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review: 1996-97, 
    American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center.

Freedom House 
Dementia Care & Research
San Antonio, Texas
Created in association with RVK Architects

  • Achievement in New Construction, Design 2001, 
    An Annual Publication of Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management/Sage Competition.
  • Silver Seal Award, 
    National Council on Seniors Housing,
    1998.
  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review Four, 
    American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center,
    1999.

Keystone Communities 
Faribault, Minnesota

  • Best in Assisted Living, Alzheimer’s, Design 2004, 
    An Annual Publication of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management/SAGE Competition.
  • Best In Design for Aging, Design for Aging: 2004 Review, 
    American Institute of Architects Design For Aging Center
    Published in 2004.

Linden Village Assisted Living 
Lebanon, PA for ManorCare Health Services, Inc.

  • Best in Design, Design for Aging Review: 1999-2000, 
    American Institute of Architects Design For Aging Center.

Madlyn & Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life (formerly Philadelphia Geriatric Center)
North Wales, Pennsylvania
Created in association with EwingCole

  • Best in Skilled Nursing Facility, Design 2004, 
    An Annual Publication of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management/SAGE Cometition.
  • Best Projects in Progress, Design ’99, 
    A Publication of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes/SAGE Competition.
  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review: 1999-2000, 
    American Institute of Architects Design For Aging Center.
  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging: 2004 Review, 
    American Institute of Architects Design For Aging Center.
    Published in 2004.

Missouri Veterans’ Home 
Warrensburg, Missouri
Created in Association with Rafael Architects, Inc.

  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review: 6th Edition,
    American Institute of Architects Design For Aging Center.
    2004.

Riverview Manor 
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

  • Best of Projects in Progress, Design for Senior Environments 2006, 
    A Publication of Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes/Sage Competition.

Rossy & Richard Shaller Family Sholom Home East Campus 
Saint Paul, Minnesota

  • Honorable Mention, Design for Senior Environments 2007, 
    A Publication of Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes/SAGE Competition.

Sterling Park at the Osborn CCRC, 
Assisted Living
Rye, New York
Created in association with Ellerbe Becket

  • Best New Continuing Care Retirement Community, Desin for Aging Review: 1998-99, 
    American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging & American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center.

Upland Hills Health 
Dodgeville, Wisconsin

  • The Top Ten Most Innovative Facilities in Healthcare, 
    Center for Innovation in Health Facilities
    2000.

Village Shalom CCRC 
Overland Park, Kansas

  • Outstanding Achievement Award, Design 2003, 
    An Annual Publication of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, A Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management/SAGE Competition.
  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review: 6th Edition, 
    American Institute of Architects Design For Aging Center
    2004.

Westminster Towers
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Created in association with SFCS, Inc.

  • Best in Design For Aging, Design for Aging Review: 6th Edition, 
    American Institute of Architects Design For Aging Center
    2004.

Select Projects

Ah-Gwah-Ching Gero-Psych Hospital
Walker, Minnesota

Alexian Village of Milwaukee Independent Living 
Assisted Living Expansion
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Benedictine Health Center Dementia Care 
Duluth, Minnesota

Charter House at May Clinic CCRC 
Assisted Living
Rochester, Minnesota

Christian Homes of Illinois 
Supportive Living Facility
Carmi and Washington, Illinois

City of Saint Peter Skilled Nursing Facility
Saint Peter, Minnesota

Evenglow Lodge Dementia Assisted Living 
Pontiac, Illinois

Glencroft Retirement Community 
Glendale, Arizona

Golden Manor Jewish Home  
San Antonio, Texas

Grace Presbyterian Village Ministries 
Dallas Texas

Iowa Jewish Senior Life Campus 
Des Moines, Iowa

Incarnate Word 
San Antonio, Texas

Living Community of St. Joseph Benedictine Health Systems 
St. Joseph, Missouri

Lubbock Assisted Living 
Lubbock, Texas

Mankato Lutheran Home Assisted Living 
Mankato, Minnesota

Maple/Drake Jewish Community Campus 
West Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

MeadowView Assisted Living and Dementia Care 
Greely, Colorado

Minnesota Veterans Home 
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mission Farms Nursing Home 
Plymouth, Minnesota

North Country Nursing Home 
Bemidji, Minnesota

Old Donation Dementia Care 
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America 
Assisted Living Prototype Design

Resthaven Nursing Home 
Independence, Missouri

Riverside Retirement Services CCCRC 
Wichita, Kansas

Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services 
Houston, Texas

Sharehaven Dementia Care Group Home 
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

South Valley Nursing Center 
Shakopee, Minnesota

St. John Lutheran Home 
Springfield, Minnesota

Tudor Oaks 
Muskego, Wisconsin

Valley Residence Assisted Living Dementia Care 
Independent Living Brothers Residence, Assisted Living Conversion
Chattanooga, Tennessee for Alexian Village of Tennessee

Weinberg Campus Dementia Assisted Living 
Buffalo, New York

Gaius Nelson at Other Firms

Orchard Cove – CCRC 
Canton, Massachusetts

  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review: 1996-97, 
    American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center.

Beth Israel at Shalom Park 
Denver Colorado

  • Best in Design for Aging, Design for Aging Review: 1996-97, 
    American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Center.

Alzheimer’s Residential Care Jewish Home 
Bronx, New York

Careview Nursing Home 
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gardenview Nursing Home 
LeSueur, Minnesota

Lakeshore Drive Condominiums 
Richfield, Minnesota

Montana Peoples Association Retirement Village 
Twin Bridges, Montana

Sholom Home West, Inc. 
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota

Salina Presbyterian Manor 
Salina, Kansas

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