University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

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• Fall 2009 Lecture Series

  Next Lecture: Wednesday, November 11, 7:00pm
  Samuel J. LeFrak Lecture
  Mark Joseph, PhD
  Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
  Mixed-Income Development: Building Housing or Building Community?

• Managing Growth With Priority Funding Areas: A Good Idea Whose Time Has Yet to Come

  A new article published in the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA) by Rebecca Lewis, Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Jungyul Sohn examines the development, implementation and effects of Priority Funding Areas in Maryland--the key policy instrument in Maryland's pioneering approach to smart growth.

• Join Team Maryland To Compete And Win The 2010 Uli-Hines Prize

  Want to be on a winning team and take home $50,000 your trouble? Faculty in all the disciplines are committed to working with one or more teams to earn Maryland the $50,000 top prize in the 2010 National ULI-Hines Competition-- the largest Design and Development Competition in the country.

• Maryland Alums, Faculty Selected for 2009 AIA Potomac Valley Design Awards

  AIA Potomac Valley honored numerous Maryland faculty and alumni at its 2009 Awards Gala.

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