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Sun, 12/22/2024 - 12:00

If you are building a home in the rolling landscape of Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains magnificent views are as much a requirement as an extra bedroom. But architects Amy Gardner and Brittany Williams ‘05 M.Arch ‘07 decided early on in the project that scenery was only part of the equation— if sited and designed just right, they could also capture sunlight and ample mountain breezes, allowing the homeowners to power and ventilate the home, minimizing the need for AC even on sunny, hot and humid August summer days.

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 12:00

The FBI Headquarters fits into the urban fabric of Washington, D.C., like a rayon leisure suit in a collection of silk blouses. The bleak, blocky building in the brutalist style (sideburns-era, all-concrete), nestled among its neoclassical counterparts on Pennsylvania Avenue, is a low-rise low point in the architectural annals of a monumental city.When the FBI relocates to Maryland in 2036, however, the building site could have a second life, said University of Maryland architecture Professor Matthew Bell.

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 12:00

The story originally appeared in Inhabit Magazine. The following images in this story were generated using Midjourney by MAPP designer Jelena Djakovic, using keywords pulled from each of the interviews. 

Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:00

The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut in September signaled that the inflation induced by COVID-19 is easing up—and a move economists say will make it easier for Americans to borrow money.

Tue, 09/24/2024 - 12:00

This article originally appeared in Maryland Today.Ellsworth Avenue in Silver Spring, Md., sizzles on a summer evening: Residents stroll along its tree-lined sidewalks under the neon glow of upscale chain restaurants, retailers and a Whole Foods Market. Beyond the din of downtown is a different kind of sizzle: the intoxicating aroma of sliced meat frying in butter, garlic and onion—called tibs—wafting from one of many Ethiopian restaurants just outside the city center.

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 12:00

As a native Washingtonian who grew up in Southwest and Northwest D.C., Maia Shanklin Roberts (M.C.P. ‘14) embraced being in an urban environment surrounded by a majority-Black community.“Everything was so Black,” she said, from her neighbors to her doctors—indicative of why D.C. was once known as “Chocolate City.”