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EFC Releases New Online Course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate
The EFC is pleased to announce the release of a new online course at the MOST Center: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate.View Article Details for EFC Releases New Online Course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate 
UMD’s Bridging the Gap Studio Awarded Studio Prize by Architect Magazine
Bridging the Gap, a collaborative, cross-continental design studio between the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and Al-Nahrain University in Iraq, was awarded Architect Magazine’s 2019 Studio Prize.View Article Details for UMD’s Bridging the Gap Studio Awarded Studio Prize by Architect Magazine 
TERP Feature: “Bridging the Gap” by Creating Space for Community
This spring, graduate and undergraduate students from UMD's architecture program collaborated virtually with students from Al-Nahrain University in Baghdad for a joint-studio called "Bridging the Gap.” Now, in its second year, this cross-cultural, virtual classroom centers on bridging the distance and cultural gaps that exist across two continents, by exploring the commonalities, differences and challenges of each culture through site-specific projects. This year, the teams targeted marketplaces.View Article Details for TERP Feature: “Bridging the Gap” by Creating Space for Community 
Giving Shelter: Terp Magazine Remembers Professor John Wiebenson
Fifty years ago, one of the first projects undertaken by UMD’s then-new school of architecture was to make the final major vision of Martin Luther King Jr. a reality. John Wiebenson, the late architect, professor and co-founder of what is now the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, helped designed the plans for “Resurrection City,” a campsite on the National Mall where the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s “Poor People’s Campaign” lived and lobbied for jobs, better wages and a voice in government.View Article Details for Giving Shelter: Terp Magazine Remembers Professor John Wiebenson Architecture students win big at this year's Interschool Design Competition
Over the past two decades, the three Washington area chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Washington Architectural Foundation, and the National Building Museum have collaborated to organize the annual Interschool Design Competition. These competitions expose students to the various local architectural curriculums and the architectural profession.View Article Details for Architecture students win big at this year's Interschool Design Competition Restoring an Ancient Community with 21st Century Technology: Stabiae, Italy
Since 2004, the University of Maryland’s Architecture Program has been a major player in uncovering one of the largest excavation sites in the ancient world: the Roman villas of Stabiae. Located on the western coast of Italy, Stabiae was a holiday mainstay for the Roman elite prior to the devastating eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which buried the resort in over two meters of volcanic ash in 79 AD.View Article Details for Restoring an Ancient Community with 21st Century Technology: Stabiae, Italy