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Thu, 04/21/2022 - 12:00

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...

Fri, 04/15/2022 - 12:00

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...

Wed, 04/13/2022 - 12:00

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...

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 12:00

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...

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 12:00

The urban evolution of a seaside town’s public space has earned a team of urban designers, including MAPP lecturer and alum Marques King (M.ARCH ‘14), a 2022 Charter Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor Category. The project, executed over the last...

Thu, 04/07/2022 - 12:00

Design concepts for a Maryland coastal gem offer a compelling case study for leveraging a site’s natural resources to lighten the human ecological footprint. Fourteen design proposals for a new 9,000-square-foot public facility for Assateague State Park form the foundation of a new report, submitted...