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To Succeed in Business, Think Like an Architect
Architecture Adjunct Professor Andrew Pressman believes a great team is akin to a big, unhappy dysfunctional family.You don’t have to like the other team members to produce great results,” Pressman says. “Tension between team members can be seen as constructive—as the gasoline that fuels innovation ...View Article Details for To Succeed in Business, Think Like an Architect 
6 Little-Known Facts About a Founding Father
This story was originally published in Maryland Today. Susan Kern, Director of the Historic Preservation Program. Students hurrying past McKeldin Library on route to statistics class may never steal a glimpse of the quote etched into its stony facade, “The field of knowledge is the common property ...View Article Details for 6 Little-Known Facts About a Founding Father 
Professor Peter Noonan Elevated to 2025 AIA College of Fellows
Professor of the Practice and architecture alum Peter Noonan (‘88, M.Arch '92) is one of 83 individuals who has been elevated to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows this year. The honor is the organization's highest distinction; less than 3% of AIA members hold the designat...View Article Details for Professor Peter Noonan Elevated to 2025 AIA College of Fellows 
Terps Hit “Home” Run in Forbes Best List
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...View Article Details for Terps Hit “Home” Run in Forbes Best List 
Stephen Ayers Named Interim CEO of American Institute of Architects
The Honorable Stephen T. Ayers ‘85, FAIA, LEED AP has been appointed interim executive vice president and CEO of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). An accomplished architect and administrator with decades of leadership in public service, Ayers will assume the role in February following the ...View Article Details for Stephen Ayers Named Interim CEO of American Institute of Architects 
Best in Class
Written by Maggie Haslam and Brianna RhodesA field of wildflowers 55 miles north of College Park is an unlikely setting for a visitor’s center. But for Alden Schutz ’25, it was a canvas for conceiving a place that marks one of the most pivotal moments of the Civil War. The architecture major’s desig...View Article Details for Best in Class