An elementary school with a 500-gallon saltwater fish tank modified from a Hurricane Sandy-salvaged bus is just one example of the creativity displayed in the winning entries in this year’s ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects competition.

The Blue Plains Tunnel, a key element of DC Water’s Clean Rivers Project to bring the District of Columbia into compliance with the Clean Water Act, resulted in a series of firsts for the project team.

Facade elements such as the unique corten steel exoskeleton give the Atlantic Plumbing redevelopment a clean and modern architectural style with a raw, industrial vibe.

From the outside, Stone Brewing Co.’s 220,000-sq-ft manufacturing plant in Richmond might look like a nondescript warehouse, but from the inside, it is clear that the facility is carefully designed to produce 600,000 barrels of beer per year.

The Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa., which opened 14 years after passengers and crew thwarted a terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 11, 2001, features a black granite walkway that traces the flight path.

Nixon Peabody’s new Washington, D.C., office bucks traditional law firm interior designs by ditching large corner offices, solid doors and stone and mahogany finishes.