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...
The Politics of Design: A Conversation with Maurice Cox
5:30 p.m. Reception to follow
This Karl Du Puy / Lefrak lecture is open to the public.Speaker:Maurice D. CoxEmma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design About the lecture:Maurice Cox, an Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Gra...
This event is hosted by NOMAS and is open to all UMD students.Join the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) for their first General Body Meeting.Snacks will be provided!If you are unable to attend in person, please join NOMAS via Zoom.
This event is open to the public and will also be livestreamed on YoutubePart of UMD's MRED 20th Anniversary CelebrationAn alumni panel reflects on their journey from grad school into the world of development, and how UMD's MRED program has shaped their careers, fostered leadership, and influenced t...
Jesse Saginor Named Director of UMD’s Colvin Institute
Associate Professor Jesse Saginor has been named the new director of the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development, where he will lead efforts to expand the University of Maryland's engagement with the state's real estate industry. Partnering with Real Estate Development P...
