“From Confined to Community”: UMD, Howard County, and Preservation Maryland Break Ground at Historic Ellicott City Jail Site
Dawn Jourdan, dean of the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, joined Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, leaders from Preservation Maryland, and community stakeholders to break ground on the adaptive reuse of the county’s historic Ellicott City Jail.The ceremon...
Five stories. Five research teams. One shared goal: Healthy Places Co-hosted by the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and the School of Public Health, join us in celebrating research that is making a difference through a series of short promotional videos showcasing innovative resea...
Molding et al. examines architectural molding as the most overlooked, yet highly influential, element of architectural design. The exhibition examines molding through the lenses of form, materiality, history, and spatial experience. Through original research, drawings, models, material studies, and ...
When Keagan Suddith ’27 hit the polls in November 2024, she didn’t go it alone. She took her mom. A first-time voter, she knew her pick for the next president; her conviction stopped there. “I truly didn’t know what I was doing,” the communication major recalled. “I didn’t know I had to go to a spec...
2026 SBAN Summit on Preventing Climate Displacement
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join us November 12 and 13 for the online 2026 SBAN Summit on Preventing Climate Displacement! Co-hosted by the Gentrification & Urban Displacement Lab at the Boston University Initiative on Cities, the summit will focus on equitable climate resilience and recovery strategies that keep small bus...
Architecture Program Lecture: Pascale Sablan (Kea Professor)
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Speaker: Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP The Third OfficeAbout the speaker: Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP has over 20 years of experience, she has led major international, cultural, civic and commercial projects around the world. Pascale served a two-year term as the President of the Nat...
This event is for the University of Maryland community onlyAssociate Professor, Ariel Bierbaum will discuss her book: Schools For Sale: Disinvestment, Dispossession, and School Building Reuse in Philadelphia
UMD Professor “LEEDs” the Way in Sustainable Building Design
UMD architecture Lecturer Dan Curry probably knows his teenage daughter’s high school better than she does. Years before she enrolled, he helped design it, a fact he likes to jokingly remind her whenever they pass by Benjamin Banneker Academic in Washington, D.C., despite her eye rolls.“I’ll joke, ‘...
Matthew Bell Named Distinguished University Professor
Written by Sala LevinArchitect and Professor Matthew Bell, FAIA FCNU has been named a University of Maryland Distinguished University Professor (DUP), the highest appointment bestowed on a tenured faculty member, for his significant contributions to the design industry and through his 37-year teachi...
Marcus Cross Promoted to Assistant Clinical Professor
Residential and commercial architect Marcus Cross M. Arch ‘05 has been promoted to assistant clinical professor by the University of Maryland’s Architecture Program. A longtime collaborator of the program and Master of Architecture alum, Cross will continue to bring his expertise to a variety of des...
