MAPP News
Students a City's Narrative Through a Camera Lens
As University of Maryland architecture student Elena Poll walked through Havana, Cuba’s, stately capitol building, what struck her wasn’t the marble halls or its majestic dome, but what she saw in its shadow: faded, pastel facades of once glorious Spanish-style buildings, now crumbling in ruin.The p...View Article Details for Students a City's Narrative Through a Camera Lens 
Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches With $2.2M Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Written by Kelly Blake, Maryland TodayA $2.2 million grant will help launch a University of Maryland-led initiative to address the effects of environmental racism and climate change across the mid-Atlantic region, providing financial and training support and advocating for policy changes.The Mid-Atl...View Article Details for Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches With $2.2M Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 
UMD Sparks Partnership with Pepco on Green Projects
An overgrown alleyway blooms into an oasis for walkers and cyclists, city parks shed creeping invasive species and solar lighting illuminates neighborhood pathways. These are among the 11 projects set to receive a portion of $125,000 from Pepco and the University of Maryland’s Sustainable Maryland p...View Article Details for UMD Sparks Partnership with Pepco on Green Projects 
New Graduate Award Honors Trailblazer in Affordable Housing Movement
A commitment by the national non-profit Neighborhood Development Collaborative will fund a new award recognizing outstanding graduate students from the University of Maryland’s Master of Real Estate Development Program pursuing work in community development or affordable housing. The Robert J. Corle...View Article Details for New Graduate Award Honors Trailblazer in Affordable Housing Movement 
On Display: As MAPP’s Kibel Gallery Turns 20, a Look Behind the Exhibits That Inspired a School
On the ground floor of the University of Maryland’s Architecture Building, just beyond the buzz of its design studio and trademark red brick, sits a glassy, serene space of whitewashed concrete and steel. When empty, it’s a bright, blank canvas—but it’s rarely empty. Over the years, MAPP’s Kibel Gal...View Article Details for On Display: As MAPP’s Kibel Gallery Turns 20, a Look Behind the Exhibits That Inspired a School 
Michele Lamprakos Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Associate Professor Michele Lamprakos, an architect and historian specializing in the architecture, heritage and urbanism of the Arab-Islamic world, has earned a 2023 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to forward her second book, Memento Mauri: The Afterlife of the Great Mosqu...View Article Details for Michele Lamprakos Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship