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Fri, 10/02/2020 - 12:00

Ten University of Maryland architecture students were recognized for innovative, sustainable design projects at this year’s AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards, sweeping the top prize for each of the undergraduate and graduate-level categories. This year’s jury, a roster of established practitioners from California, Idaho, Texas and Colorado, also recognized several alumni in the jury citation, merit and honor categories. Winners were celebrated in a virtual ceremony on September 24, 2020. 

Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:00

Peter Noonan has a perspective that few architecture alumni have, but all would envy. Thirty years ago, he had the great opportunity to study architecture and the urban form under Professor Karl F.G. Du Puy, an experience that launched an established career in practice and solidified his love for cities. But it was working alongside Du Puy years later that cemented his love for teaching.

Thu, 07/16/2020 - 12:00

Assistant Professor Marccus Hendricks, along with colleagues from the National Center for Smart Growth, the iSchool, the A. James Clark School of Engineering, Facilities Management and others will study stormwater runoff from campus into regional waterways using new outdoor sensors, which provide a real-time view of water quality and quantity as well as infrastructure performance on campus. Read more about this project in Maryland Today.

Fri, 05/15/2020 - 12:00

The Kibel Gallery's latest exhibit, "Making the Holodomor Memorial: Context & Questions" has been digitized and is available to explore online. Read about MAPP alum and memorial designer Larysa Kurylas' (B.ARCH '80) journey from conceptualization to realization in Washington, D.C., learn about the famine's history, view photographs and explore questions surrounding truth and loss. 

Fri, 05/15/2020 - 12:00

The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) and Washington Architectural Foundation (WAF) have awarded Assistant Clinical Professor Lindsey May the distinction of AIA|DC’s 2020 architectural educator.

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 12:00

The first thing you notice are the stalks of wheat. Cast in bronze and measuring 30 feet long, the sculpture depicts a bountiful wheat field that slowly recedes into the background until it finally disappears. The stunning visual depicts the confiscation of Ukraine’s wheat crop by Stalin in 1932 and 1933, an orchestrated act of oppression through engineered starvation, resulting in over four million deaths. Today, it is known as Holodomor, which in Ukrainian means “hunger by extermination.”