Announcements + News + Events
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High School Students Receive Scholarships to Young Scholars Program
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has awarded scholarships to six high school students for the 2008 Discovering Architecture - Young Scholars Program.
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New Book by John Frece Details Political History of Maryland's Smart Growth
A new book by John W. Frece, Associate Director of the National Center for Smart Growth, details the politics and back-room maneuvering that in 1997 led to the creation of Maryland's well known Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation initiative.
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Gary Bowden, Professor of the Practice, Interviewed on NPR
Gary Bowden, Professor of the Practice at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, is featured today on Baltimore's NPR station (88.1FM) during Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast.
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AIAS Featured in Washington Post Transforming Space Into Universal Design
A group of American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is featured in The Washington Post real estate section for their contributions toward transforming a DC home into a model of universal design.
Message from the Dean
Welcome to the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at the University of Maryland. We are the home of four leading academic disciplines of architecture, urban planning, historic preservation, and real estate development, the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, and the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development.
Our University, ranked among the top 20 public universities nationwide, has many related academic departments and programs in Art and Art History, Landscape Architecture, American Studies, Public Policy, and leading professional Business and Engineering Schools.