3835 Campus Drive
Architecture Building (145 ARC)
College Park, MD 20742
United States
The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (MAPP + D) is hosting its first annual research symposium!
MAPP OF THE FUTURE: A Research and Creative Practice Symposium will highlight the contributions of our faculty, students, and alumni in celebration of the School’s 50th anniversary. Papers and posters will address various topics related to design, planning, development and conservation of the built environment, at the intersection of culture and nature.
Our faculty will be joined by research colleagues from schools and departments around campus, including American Studies, the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the START program in Terrorism Studies and the School of Public Health.
AIA CE Units will be available at a cost of $25.
Register HERE.
SCHEDULE:
9:00 – 9:30am Registration and Coffee, Lower Level Lobby, Architecture Building
9:30 – 9:55am Welcome and School Assembly, Great Space
10:00 – 11:55am Paper Sessions - I
- Design Pedagogy: Issues & Opportunities
- Design thinking Across the Disciplines
- Housing and Community Development
12:00 – 12:55pm Poster Session I & Lunch (for those who pre-register by 4/11/2018)
1:00 – 2:25pm Paper Sessions - II
- Urban Design Panel Session
- Innovative Campus of the Future
- Engaging the Future at NCSG
- Planning for Social Value
2:30 – 3:15pm Poster Session II
2:30 – 4:30pm Special Collections Open House in the Architecture Library
The MAPP School Library Special Collections treasures will be on display.
See some of our biggest and smallest monographs. The illustrations will amaze you!
3:15 – 3:30pm Book Break
3:30 – 4:55pm Paper Sessions - III
- Nature, Complexity, and Design
- Heritage and Community
- Designing for Impact Panel Session
- Sustainability and Resiliency
5:00 – 7:00pm Reception for Symposium and Opening of MAPP@50: Past, Present & Future Exhibition
If you have any questions or need more information, contact:
- Dr. Don Linebaugh at dwline@umd.edu OR
- Professor Madlen Simon at mgsimon@umd.edu