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MAPP Fall 2022 Student Project Showcase
Each semester, students from MAPP’s Master of Architecture, Master of Historic Preservation and Master of Real Estate Development Programs culminate their graduate experience at the University of Maryland with one final project. For architecture students, it’s the design thesis, a written and oral p...View Article Details for MAPP Fall 2022 Student Project Showcase 
Pepperdine University Takes First Place At Seventh Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Carrie Chard, Colvin Institute / cchard@umd.eduWednesday, December 15, 2022College Park, Md.— A luxury mixed-use apartment community in the heart of Los Angeles’ media district won critical acclaim—and first place—at the seventh annual Colvin Case Study Challenge. A tea...View Article Details for Pepperdine University Takes First Place At Seventh Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge 
Bringing Justice—and a New Chapter—to a College Park Community
The intersection of Rhode Island Avenue, Lakeland Road and Navahoe Street in the College Park neighborhood of Lakeland holds two pasts: One is of streetcars and Saturday night socials, corner stores and community parades; the other, of bulldozers, displacement and the erasure of a once-vibrant commu...View Article Details for Bringing Justice—and a New Chapter—to a College Park Community 
Your Guide to a Great Afternoon at The Wharf—From Two Alums Who Helped Develop It
Few things are as sumptuous as cozying up in a waterfront Adirondack chair with a cup of hot coffee and taking in the view. That this serene scene is within walking distance of the urban bustle of the nation’s capital is just one reason the Wharf is suddenly must-see D.C.—and one of the many design ...View Article Details for Your Guide to a Great Afternoon at The Wharf—From Two Alums Who Helped Develop It 
$1.5M Federal Grant to Fund Work to Prioritize Equity on Purple Line Corridor
The Federal Transit Administration has announced a $1.5 million grant to help the University of Maryland’s Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) develop a plan to add affordable housing, preserve small businesses and improve access for walkers and cyclists in neighborhoods at risk for gentrification...View Article Details for $1.5M Federal Grant to Fund Work to Prioritize Equity on Purple Line Corridor 
Planning Students, PLCC Earn Accolades at Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards
A Fall 2021 urban planning studio that used scenario planning to chart a thriving, sustainable future for one Montgomery County community and a UMD-led initiative to bring sustainable, equitable growth along the Purple Line light rail corridor have been honored by the Maryland Department of Planning...View Article Details for Planning Students, PLCC Earn Accolades at Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards