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UMD Researchers Find Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach for Marylanders
Sluggish new housing construction in Maryland is driving up prices and contributing to residents' inability to achieve the American dream of homeownership, according to a new University of Maryland study.Conducted by researchers at UMD’s National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the report released on Thursday indicates that the state needs to build nearly 600,000 new homes by 2045 to keep pace with the projected rate of household growth.View Article Details for UMD Researchers Find Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach for Marylanders 
The “Art” of Building an Idea
To develop an idea for his final graduate school project 25 years ago, Architecture Clinical Professor Michael Abrams didn’t draw inspiration from his favorite architects: He riffed off his passion for music.View Article Details for The “Art” of Building an Idea 
Save Our Buildings, Save Ourselves
If you ask Carl Elefante ‘80 which of New York’s most iconic skyscrapers—the 94-year-old Empire State Building or the 11-year-old Freedom Tower—is more climate-friendly, the answer might surprise you.Both have LEED-Gold certification, the energy-efficient exemplar bestowed on a building. But because of the Empire State Building’s stone façade, it has staying power, said Elefante—when the Freedom Tower’s glass façade reaches the end of its useful life, it will be torn off and thrown into a landfill.View Article Details for Save Our Buildings, Save Ourselves 
An Abandoned D.C. Water Site Regains its Utility
For decades, abandoned concrete silos cresting the horizon like post-apocalyptic chess pieces presented an eerie curiosity for drivers crawling along one of the busiest arteries in and out of Washington, D.C.View Article Details for An Abandoned D.C. Water Site Regains its Utility 
5 Questions with Cathy Morrison
To rebuild communities, Cathy Morrison ‘04 believes that designers should not only reflect the people in the communities they’re building for, but “move at the speed of trust.”View Article Details for 5 Questions with Cathy Morrison 
Student Project Reclaims a Sacred Space
For over 20 years, an ornate, gothic-style Roman Catholic church located in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. served as a “safe haven” for a Filipino community to gather and worship 9,000 miles from home. But what was once a lively, joyful place for potlucks, Christmas mass and community socials is now vacant, with its future uncertain.View Article Details for Student Project Reclaims a Sacred Space