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Faculty, Alums Make Forbes’ “Residential” Experts List
When it comes to residential projects, choosing the right architect can determine whether a home becomes the stunner—or the scourge—of a neighborhood.According to Forbes, the key is to shop local. Last week, the magazine debuted its 2025 America’s Best-In-State Residential Architects, 400 designers that go beyond mastering curb appeal by centering their practice on place, from materials selection and climate to functionality and neighborhood esthetic.View Article Details for Faculty, Alums Make Forbes’ “Residential” Experts List Video: Placemaking Project Nurtures Community Amidst Change
Just steps from the bustling intersection of University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue a few miles from the University of Maryland, a stretch of asphalt was transformed into an arts and culture district for a few hours on a spring Saturday, offering a glimpse of a possible future for the community of Langley Park, Md.View Article Details for Video: Placemaking Project Nurtures Community Amidst Change 
Student Team “Cements” Win in National Design Competition
The design for a Southern California fire station that doubles down on its civic duty blazed a trail to victory this week in the 2025 Concrete Masonry Student Competition. University of Maryland architecture graduate students Alvaro Nunez ‘26 and Wenjie Zhuang ‘26 scorched the competition with Underhill—Encitas Fire Station #01, to take honorable mention in the national contest, sponsored by the Concrete Masonry and Hardscapes Association and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ASCA).View Article Details for Student Team “Cements” Win in National Design Competition 
EFC Water Quality Expert Tapped by Gov. Wes Moore
Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Director Jennifer Cotting has been appointed to Maryland’s BayStat Program Scientific Advisory Panel by Gov. Wes Moore. The advisory panel oversees restoration programs for the Mid-Atlantic’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the Atlantic Coastal Bays.View Article Details for EFC Water Quality Expert Tapped by Gov. Wes Moore 
A Life at the Museum
This story was originally published in Terp Magazine, written by Sala Levin '10.Cleaning the 11-ton, 13-foot taxidermy pachyderm that welcomes visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History isn’t a job for your average garden hose—or even a pressure washer.View Article Details for A Life at the Museum 
Housing, Reframed
This article originally appeared in TERP Magazine. Written by Karen Shih ’09.THE AMERICAN DREAM IS DEAD. Or it’s at least delayed, for recent college grads. According to a report earlier this year from mortgageresearch.com, they won’t be able to afford a house until 2034.View Article Details for Housing, Reframed