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Wed, 06/04/2025 - 12:00

The young mother pushed her stroller across University Boulevard in Langley Park, Md., with the focus (if not the raw speed) of an Olympic sprinter. Racing the tick-tick-tick of the neon walk signal, she joined a throng of pedestrians maneuvering from median to median across eight lanes of battered ...

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 12:00

On any given day at the office, Jason Sartori M.C.P. ‘05 might review a development application, offer guidance for a placemaking event, evaluate the state of school infrastructure, or all of the above.A day in the life as a planning director for Montgomery County, Md.—one of the most diverse, popul...

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 12:00

Road ruts, broken pieces of pottery and metal fragments long-buried along the north side of the University of Maryland’s campus may offer new clues about the land’s history, and the enslaved people who lived and worked there, through ongoing archeological research led by the School of Architecture, ...

Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:00

A community-nurturing, mix-used development with panoramic views of Greater College Park earned first place in the Spring 2025 John B. Colvin Capstone Competition. The Haven was one of five projects presented to a jury of industry experts that capitalized on the booming growth surrounding the Univer...

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 12:00

This story was originally published in Maryland Today. Written by Karen Shih '09. Photos by Stephanie S. Cordle.Power cords curl like jungle vines from the ceilings, snaking between black metal dividers and miniature construction projects. Throughout the industrial space, with its concrete floors an...

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:00

Nine faculty members from the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation received over $75,000 in funding from this year’s Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski and Stanley A. Jashemski Research Grant Program. Now in its 18th year, the program funds archeological and other re...