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The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Mourns Harold Adams, FAIA
Legendary architect and teacher Harold Adams, FAIA, died April 12, 2022, at his home near College Station, Texas, following a short illness. He was 82. An early faculty member instrumental in devising the Maryland architecture program’s first professional practice courses, Adams was the visionary behind national design firm RTKL Associates (now CallisonRTKL) and a prominent architect in the Washington, D.C. region. He remained a mentor, supporter and benefactor of the school, most recently as a member of the Board of Visitors, until his death.View Article Details for The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Mourns Harold Adams, FAIA 
New Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Parks in NYC
In a new report, UMD Environmental Finance Center's Dr. Jennifer Egan and a team led by the Trust for Public Land identify the economic benefits provided by parks in New York City.View Article Details for New Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Parks in NYC 
EFC Project Supports Local Stormwater Solutions
The Environmental Finance Center (EFC), in partnership with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and other local organizations, developed a series of peer-to-peer learning workshops for municipal governments in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.View Article Details for EFC Project Supports Local Stormwater Solutions 
Resourcefulness and Resilience: Hendricks Delivers Keynote on Hybrid Stormwater Systems
Assistant Professor Marccus D. Hendricks delivered a keynote at the 2021 American Water Resources Association Mid-Atlantic Conference on hybrid stormwater systems. In his presentation, Dr. Hendricks proposes the merits of leveraging existing infrastructure, community resources and networked plans as part of climate hazard mitigation plans.View Article Details for Resourcefulness and Resilience: Hendricks Delivers Keynote on Hybrid Stormwater Systems Changing the Face of Affordable Housing: Mansur Abdul-Malik (MRED ’12)
When Mansur Abdul-Malik crunches a building’s pro forma, he doesn’t see numbers—he sees faces: the 10-year-old boy popping wheelies in Baltimore’s Hollander Ridge neighborhood; the D.C. family who needs a new stove; the dozens of residents who have his personal cellphone number.View Article Details for Changing the Face of Affordable Housing: Mansur Abdul-Malik (MRED ’12) 
Lung-Amam Named Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning Willow Lung-Amam has been named a Nonresident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization located in Washington, D.C. Lung-Amam joins more than 300 experts in government and academia to address a spectrum of policy issues through research, recommendations and analysis.View Article Details for Lung-Amam Named Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution