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Making ‘Place’ Through Art and Design
A long stretch of sidewalk along New Hampshire Avenue offers a straight shot from Langley Park to Takoma Park. While overgrown and noisy, University of Maryland students and faculty are working with community partners to see its potential as a place, not just a pass-through: a lush, trellis-covered ...View Article Details for Making ‘Place’ Through Art and Design 
Sustainable Maryland Granted State Funding by Maryland General Assembly
A bill passed by the Maryland General Assembly this month will establish the first-ever state funding for UMD’s state-wide “greening” program, Sustainable Maryland (SM). SB14, which passed the Maryland’s house and senate April 11, will provide $500,000 annually to UMD’s Environmental Finance Center ...View Article Details for Sustainable Maryland Granted State Funding by Maryland General Assembly 
NCSG Welcomes Chester Harvey
For transportation planners eager to get people out of their cars and on their feet, one of the most effective strategies, says the National Center for Smart Growth’s (NCSG) Chester Harvey, is also one of the cheapest: more trees. Streetscapes—the tree canopies, architecture, public art and other ur...View Article Details for NCSG Welcomes Chester Harvey 
UMD Team Takes First Place in Affordable Housing Design Competition
A dynamic second act for the largest performance hall in the Southeastern United States earned a team of University of Maryland graduate students top honors—and a $20,000 first-place prize—in the ninth annual Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition sponsored by the U...View Article Details for UMD Team Takes First Place in Affordable Housing Design Competition 
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Mourns Harold Adams, FAIA
Legendary architect and teacher Harold Adams, FAIA, died April 12, 2022, at his home near College Station, Texas, following a short illness. He was 82. An early faculty member instrumental in devising the Maryland architecture program’s first professional practice courses, Adams was the visionary be...View Article Details for The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Mourns Harold Adams, FAIA Professor Matthew Bell Named Congress for the New Urbanism Fellow
Professor Matthew Bell, FAIA, has been named a 2022 fellow by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU). Bell joins an elite cadre of individuals recognized for their fierce dedication to the tenets of New Urbanism: well-designed walkable urban neighborhoods rich with accessible housing, public spaces...View Article Details for Professor Matthew Bell Named Congress for the New Urbanism Fellow