Humid or wet environments require the right kind of building materials, especially finishes, which are often the front line of exposure to moisture. Materials that are absorbent, prone to moisture damage or can support the growth of mold or other microbes are usually inappropriate for damp spaces.

As one of the largest state universities in the country, Texas A&M University was hard-pressed to expand its recreational services for its 69,000 enrolled students in College Station, Texas.

The unhoused and those living in poverty in New Haven, Connecticut, will soon have access to more meals and health and support services.

A small suburb northeast of Atlanta was the site of a recent red carpet event attracting celebrities from the broadcast, film and music industries to celebrate the ribbon-cutting for Assembly Studios, the first completed portion of a major development by Gray TV intended to create “a hub for creativity and innovation.”

A new multifamily rental community is enlivening New London, Connecticut’s waterfront neighborhood with welcoming market-rate residences and fully accessible apartments for young professionals and families.

Plans have been announced to preserve an iconic West Coast example of a folk-art environment — a monumental and idiosyncratic complex visited by such luminaries as Dwight Eisenhower and Alfred Hitchcock — called Rubel Castle.

Public housing developments across the United States are aging – according to the Urban Institute, 51 percent of public housing units were built before 1975. This means buildings can lack basic features like adequate insulation and air conditioning that are important for keeping residents healthy and comfortable.

The luxury retail architect and design firm AZA has been tapped to conceive a new, freestanding specialty center for the world’s best watches and timepieces in Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania.

Niles Bolton Associates recently renovated its corporate headquarters in Atlanta’s Buckhead Plaza. The 25,605-square-foot, two-level office renovation updated physical space and technological systems to support the 158-person Atlanta office. The firm provides architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and planning services for clients’ residential, hospitality, corporate office and other commercial projects.

With stricter energy codes on the horizon in cities nationwide, real estate leaders are more focused on sustainability and energy efficiency than ever before – and they are relying on creative, forward-looking architects to ensure both new and renovated buildings will meet both upcoming mandates and their own green design goals.