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Now Online: Kibel Gallery Exhibit, "Making the Holodomor Memorial: Context & Questions"
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 t...View Article Details for Now Online: Kibel Gallery Exhibit, "Making the Holodomor Memorial: Context & Questions"
Lindsey May Earns AIA/DC’s Inaugural Architectural Educator Award
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. The award is part of AIA|DC’s annual Awards for Great People, which cel...View Article Details for Lindsey May Earns AIA/DC’s Inaugural Architectural Educator Award
Going the Distance: Delivering Meaningful Education in a Virtual World
It’s a beautiful April afternoon and ARCH 402 students are sketching unit layouts for a multifamily housing project. Clinical Assistant Professor of Architecture Brittany Williams is reviewing one student’s work while others observe, offering feedback on outdoor spaces and sketching over the drawing...View Article Details for Going the Distance: Delivering Meaningful Education in a Virtual World
New Kibel Exhibit Looks at the Complex Process of Memorializing Tragedy
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...View Article Details for New Kibel Exhibit Looks at the Complex Process of Memorializing Tragedy
Uncovering a Secret Famine: New Kibel Exhibit and Talk Series Examines Loss, Truth and Remembrance in the Era of “Fake News”
Imagine living in the agricultural epicenter of Europe, yet being so hungry you must eat dried nettle leaves to survive. This was the reality for millions of Ukrainians in 1932, the victims of one the worst manufactured famines in human history. Called Holodomor, which loosely translates to “death b...View Article Details for Uncovering a Secret Famine: New Kibel Exhibit and Talk Series Examines Loss, Truth and Remembrance in the Era of “Fake News”
EFC Releases New Online Course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate
The EFC is pleased to announce the release of a new online course at the MOST Center: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate. Developed in collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program and University of Maryland Extension, this course outlines ways in which a changin...View Article Details for EFC Releases New Online Course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate