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NCSG Maps a Future of Opportunity for Baltimore
A series of maps that illustrate gaps in opportunity, developed by the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG), was the basis for Baltimore’s first-ever comprehensive regional plan to create strong, sustainable communities and break the continuous cycle of poverty for many i...View Article Details for NCSG Maps a Future of Opportunity for Baltimore 
URSP Student Elissa Silverman Elected to At-Large Seat of Washington, D.C. City Council
Last month, D.C. residents elected MAPP’s own Elissa Silverman, a graduate student in the Urban Studies and Planning Program, to the At-Large Seat of the Washington, D.C. City Council. After narrowly losing a seat in her first council campaign in 2013, Elissa won her second election handily, capturi...View Article Details for URSP Student Elissa Silverman Elected to At-Large Seat of Washington, D.C. City Council 
HISP Students Cast New Light on a Fundamental Skill
Students employ LiDAR technology to offer new insights in historic restoration in VirginiaFairfax County’s Ash Grove Plantation has seen its fair share of history. Built by the county’s namesake, Brian Fairfax, in 1790, the Plantation was at different times a family home, a boarding school for young...View Article Details for HISP Students Cast New Light on a Fundamental Skill 
Alumni Profile: Meet Abraham Murrell
Before MAPP alum Abraham (Abe) Murrell (B.S. Architecture ’13) starts his master’s degree in architecture this fall, he has a small to-do list. It’s an ambitious list to squeeze into six months: Abe wants to travel, volunteer and also get some hands-on experience in construction. Even more ambitious...View Article Details for Alumni Profile: Meet Abraham Murrell 
PALS Delivers One Million Dollars in Project Value to Maryland Communities
Sixteen disciplines. Three hundred and fifty students. Nearly one million dollars in project value. This year, a new campus-wide program proved its strength in numbers, delivering sustainable solutions to environmental, social and economic challenges to two Maryland cities. Twenty-nine projects—whic...View Article Details for PALS Delivers One Million Dollars in Project Value to Maryland Communities Professor Emeritus Ralph Bennett and Clinical Professor Amy Gardner Elevated to the American Institute of Architecture College of Fellows
Professor Emeritus Ralph Bennett and Clinical Professor Amy Gardner have been elected to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows (FAIA). Ralph and Amy are two of over 100 members elevated this year out of 80,000 AIA members. This prestigious honor recognizes their extensive con...View Article Details for Professor Emeritus Ralph Bennett and Clinical Professor Amy Gardner Elevated to the American Institute of Architecture College of Fellows