2025 - Present

With support from the Region 3 Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay launched a yearlong graduate fellowship with Morgan State University’s School of Architecture & Planning. Fellows are placed with partner municipalities to lead public outreach and engagement on pre-identified environmental priorities, culminating in an implementation-ready community plan.This initiative aims to:

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:00

Written by John Tucker and originally published in Maryland TodayPrimrose Stukes fell in love with the small colonial in Baltimore’s Westfield neighborhood a dozen years ago, its bay-windowed kitchen perfect for family gatherings and Ravens parties. But after she bought the house built in 1930, brown sludge started creeping up from the tub drain in one of the bathrooms.

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 12:00

A design proposal by University of Maryland graduate students to unify two Baltimore neighborhoods historically divided by redlining and disinvestment earned top honors in the 2026 Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Awards. 

Fall 2025

A Fall 2025 graduate-level urban design studio challenged students to devise new development proposals for two vacant sites in Baltimore, Md., with a focus on delivering amenity-rich assets and a sense of place for surrounding communities. Situated in Bolton Hill/Madison Park and Cherry Hill—two neighborhoods with long histories of redlining and disinvestment—the sites offered opportunities for the students to bring human-centered, walkable development that supports existing residents and amplifies the rich architectural history of the city. 

Wed, 05/29/2019 - 12:00

When most people think of Egypt, the predominant image that comes to mind is the Pyramids. Yet, the history and heritage of this country is vast and diverse, something M.H.P. alum Rei Harada ('08), who is a researcher for the International Center for Cultural Heritage Conservation, Faculty of Fine Arts of the Tokyo University of the Arts, discovered after working for the Grand Egyptian Museum’s Conservation Center in Cairo for two years. Historic Cairo, in particular, is a city straddling two times; it is an urbanized area surrounded by monuments built in the 10th century.

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 12:00

n October, the D.C. City Council pushed through a long-anticipated bill that sets rules for the city’s burgeoning and previously unregulated short-term rental (STR) market. The law will change the way services like Airbnb and HomeAway do business in the District and, according to a new study out of the University of Maryland, might also provide some relief to first time homeowners and D.C.’s large renter population.