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Ariel Bierbaum Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Ariel Bierbaum has been promoted with tenure to associate professor of urban studies and planning by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. With 25 years of experience in the non-profit and public sectors, her cross-disciplinary background connects the fiel...View Article Details for Ariel Bierbaum Promoted to Associate Professor 
Faculty Promotions, Fall 2024
The University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation announced the promotions of five faculty members in the Architecture and Historic Preservation Programs, effective Fall 2024. Architecture Program:Ken Filler, Assistant Clinical ProfessorKen Filler (B.S. Architecture ‘1...View Article Details for Faculty Promotions, Fall 2024 
Three New Faculty Members Join University of Maryland’s Architecture Program
The University of Maryland’s Architecture Program welcomes three new faculty for the 2024-2025 academic year. Dr. Andressa Martinez, Dr. Michael Kleiss, and Dr. Deok-Oh Woo will offer a broad range of expertise in architecture specializations including digital design processes and fabrication, struc...View Article Details for Three New Faculty Members Join University of Maryland’s Architecture Program 
New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops In Place
Jenn Tran admits that her favorite childhood memory of Eden Center, a strip of Vietnamese shops in Falls Church, Va., is controversial. Of the many snacks offered at the grocery store where she shopped each week with her mother, she always beelined to durian, the spiky fruit revered for its creamy, ...View Article Details for New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops In Place 
Amy Gardner Receives Architect Educator Award
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) and the Washington Architectural Foundation have awarded former University of Maryland Clinical Professor Amy Gardner the 2024 Architect Educator Award. The award recognizes individuals or organizations that have advanced archit...View Article Details for Amy Gardner Receives Architect Educator Award 
An AR-Aided View of Black History
Visitors pointing their phones at the unassuming log cabin tucked along a wooded road in Olney, Md., may see a 19th-century wash basin still wet with laundry just outside the back door, chickens roaming around a wooden coop or a neighboring log cabin just yards away.But when they lower their phones,...View Article Details for An AR-Aided View of Black History