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Prospective Student Information Session (In-Person)

This event is open to the public.Join the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation for an in-person undergraduate student information session. Learn about our various programs, get questions answered and tour the building.
October 9, 2026
October 9, 2026
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People sitting in a circle in chairs in the Architecture Building's Great Space

Prospective Student Information Session (In-Person)

This event is open to the public.Join the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation for an in-person undergraduate student information session. Learn about our various programs, get questions answered and tour the building. 
September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
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Architecture Lecture Series: Fall 2026

Spring 2026 Architecture Lecture Series:September 23, 2026Johannes WidodoNational University of Singapore College of Design and Engineering
September 23, 2026
November 4, 2026
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MDE Smart Salting Training (Fall 2026)

The  Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) Smart Salting Training helps reduce winter salt pollution beyond state and county roads—covering parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks. This hybrid course is designed for property managers, business owners, landscaping companies, and other private contractors and salt applicators who maintain parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks in the winter.Certificate of Completion RequirementsTo earn a certificate of completion, you must:
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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. 

Congressman Glenn Ivey attending the 2026 PALS Showcase

PALS 2027 Showcase

This is a public event.The PALS showcase is an event held in an "open house" format, where students involved in PALS projects have the opportunity to prepare and present posters that highlight their work. 
May 11, 2027
May 11, 2027
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Talking, planning and business people in training for leadership and mentoring
2025 - Present

Supporting Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's Morgan State Planning Fellowship Program

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:
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Affordable and Connected Communities 2026

This public event is hosted by the National Center for Smart Growth
September 10, 2026
September 10, 2026
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Waste Watchers

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.
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UMD Student Project Wins National Design Award

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. 
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