Mixed-use development helps revitalize failing Grand Rapids business district
Arts education enhanced by renovations to historic North Carolina school
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital earns first LEED Gold hospital in the Bay State
Texas-based church heeds growth with sanctuary expansions
Reuse bolsters office complex renovations in New York
Updated federal office building in Pittsburgh saves 28% on energy
Suburban office building to receive AIA New Jersey Honor Award
Smilow Cancer Hospital receives Green Building Award
Coral reef research center eagerly anticipated at Florida university
Virtua Health opens its newest hospital in southern New Jersey
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