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Fri, 12/01/2023 - 12:00

Written by Brianna Rhodes Ten MAPP alumni were among the recipients who took home awards at this year's Excellence in Design Awards during the AIA Potomac Valley (AIA PV) Design + Leadership awards celebration on Thursday, Oct. 19. The event took place at the Montgomery County Planning Department’s ...

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 12:00

MAPP alums are no strangers to receiving top awards worldwide, but being recognized at their alma mater makes being an award recipient extra special. Just ask Craig Spangler, AIA (B.ARCH ‘82), who received the President's Award at the Alumni Association’s 2023 A Celebration of Terps: Featuring the M...

Wed, 11/29/2023 - 12:00

On April 13, 2023, the EPA announced the TCTAC initiative, which aims to provide grant funding to eligible applicants for the establishment of technical assistance centers nationwide. These centers will offer critical support to communities facing environmental justice concerns, as well as their par...

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 12:00

By Tom Reynolds, MML Senior Director, Leadership DevelopmentIn 2014, the Maryland Municipal League entered a partnership with a new program called Sustainable Maryland Certified. Now known simply as Sustainable Maryland, the program is part of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Ma...

Fri, 10/20/2023 - 12:00

Written by Brianna RhodesAIA Potomac Valley (AIAPV) welcomes two MAPP alumni as members of the Emerging Professional Awards Program (EPAP) Class of 2024. Nicholas DiBella (B.A. Architecture ‘20, M.ARCH ‘22) and Duong Le, Associate AIA (B.S. Architecture ‘22), join three other talented design leaders...

Fri, 10/20/2023 - 12:00

This article originally appeared in Maryland Today.The buzz around Tawes Plaza on Monday morning isn’t the sound of students’ cellphones or whizzing electric scooters, it’s what’s underfoot: a vibrant mural of bees floating between black-eyed Susans and sunflowers.The Insta-worthy asphalt art is one...