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Ann Marie Borys Elevated to 2024 AIA College of Fellows
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated Ann Marie Borys (B.ARCH '80) to its College of Fellows. She is among 98 architects recognized this year. The prestigious honor is awarded to architects who have made significant contributions to the profession.Borys is a professor and undergrad...View Article Details for Ann Marie Borys Elevated to 2024 AIA College of Fellows Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters?
This story originally appeared in Maryland Today. Written by Karen Shih ’09, photos by Stephanie S. Cordle.Nose-deep in the latest TikTok, AirPods jammed into their ears, sunglasses obscuring their eyes—many students don’t take in the world around them as they rush from class to class.But could a gi...View Article Details for Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters? 
UMD Team Makes “Final Four” in Affordable Housing Design Competition
An interdisciplinary graduate student team from the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has advanced to the final four in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2024 Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition. They wil...View Article Details for UMD Team Makes “Final Four” in Affordable Housing Design Competition 
Craig Spangler Elevated to AIA's Prestigious College of Fellows
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated MAPP alum Craig Spangler (B.ARCH ‘82) to its College of Fellows. He is one of 96 members–and two non-member architects–elevated this year out of 80,000 AIA members. This honor is one of the most prestigious awarded to an architect, with only 3%...View Article Details for Craig Spangler Elevated to AIA's Prestigious College of Fellows 
Are World Disruptions Defining the Future of “New Urbanism”?
To understand how COVID-19 might impact the future of the built environment, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, FAIA, looked 100 years into the past: to the Spanish Flu. Her research with colleagues at the University of Miami, where she is a Malcolm Matheson Distinguished Professor of Architecture and directo...View Article Details for Are World Disruptions Defining the Future of “New Urbanism”? 
Office of the Provost Announces Do Good Innovator Awardees
The Do Good Institute, in partnership with the Office of the Provost, is proud to recognize 57 incredible UMD staff and faculty with the Provost’s Do Good Innovator Award. Three faculty members from MAPP were honored among the campus community members who create, nurture, expand and amplify social i...View Article Details for Office of the Provost Announces Do Good Innovator Awardees