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Project that Imagines New Life for Vacant Churches Earns Regional Planning Award
Proposals for three underutilized church properties in Prince George’s County—with concepts ranging from multigenerational housing to a hub for emergency services—are being recognized for outstanding student work by the American Planning Association of Maryland. The result of a fall 2025 Urban Studi...View Article Details for Project that Imagines New Life for Vacant Churches Earns Regional Planning Award 
Findings Beyond the Founders
Written by Karen Shih ’09, originally published in TERP Magazine.JUST STEPS FROM PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON'S white-columned, brick Georgian mansion, Elizabeth McCague knelt in the red clay of a shallow excavation pit and dusted off a shard of ceramic. It wasn’t an uncommon find: Pieces of scalloped to...View Article Details for Findings Beyond the Founders 
New Exhibit Frames Architecture’s Unsung Hero
Despite its diminutive size, molding is an architectural element with monumental personality. It can transform a builder’s-grade bedroom into a cozy, luxe enclave. It can add a historic feel to a new house, and energy to an old one. Stacked together, it can make a boring brick facade look downright ...View Article Details for New Exhibit Frames Architecture’s Unsung Hero 
Report Offers a Roadmap to Better Bus Access for Montgomery County Residents
A summer research project by urban studies and planning graduate student Emmanuel Boateng for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation has laid the groundwork for the county to improve pedestrian access to its extensive Ride On bus service by strengthening connectivity and conditions for p...View Article Details for Report Offers a Roadmap to Better Bus Access for Montgomery County Residents 
UMD Brings Home Victory at 2026 Maryland AIA Awards
A modern waterfront refuge, a second life for a stretch of abandoned Baltimore rowhouses, and a rustic mecca for distilled spirits in rural Montgomery County were just some of the Terp-designed projects to amass accolades at this year’s AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards. University of Marylan...View Article Details for UMD Brings Home Victory at 2026 Maryland AIA Awards 
“From Confined to Community”: UMD, Howard County, and Preservation Maryland Break Ground at Historic Ellicott City Jail Site
Dawn Jourdan, dean of the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, joined Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, leaders from Preservation Maryland, and community stakeholders to break ground on the adaptive reuse of the county’s historic Ellicott City Jail.The ceremon...View Article Details for “From Confined to Community”: UMD, Howard County, and Preservation Maryland Break Ground at Historic Ellicott City Jail Site