This Colden Florence-Thomas Eichbaum Lecture is open to the publicSpeaker:Carin SmutsPrinciple, CS Studio ArchitectsAbout the lecture:WHY LISTEN?WHAT IS AN AFRICAN PRACTICE? One that primarily draws inspiration from African influences. The work is contextual, be it environmental, cultural, social or...
Craig & Mimi Spangler Architecture Lecture: David T. Fortin
4 - 5:30 p.m.
This Craig and Mimi Spangler Lecture is open to the public.This lecture will be livestreamed on Youtube.Speaker:David T. FortinProfessor at University of Waterloo and Principal Architect at David T Fortin ArchitectThis talk will interrogate how learning spaces impact our positionality as architects,...
HISP Alumna Rei Harada brings Egypt’s Heritage to Light
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 A...
Priced Out: New UMD Study Shows the Cost of D.C.’s Short-Term Rental Market
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 ...
UMD to Participate in U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017
Terps return to the competition arena to defend two-time winning streak.The U.S. Department of Energy has named the University of Maryland one of 16 collegiate teams to participate in the prestigious U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017. The international competition, held biannually since...
Maryland Architecture Students Honored at the 2016 AIA UNBUILT Awards
Two current M.Arch students have been recognized for design excellence at this year’s 2016 UNBUILT Awards, presented by the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC). Thuy Do and Haomin Yang won an Award of Merit for “Navy Yard Waterfront Vessel (The Vessel),” the result of...
The University of Maryland today announced the appointment of Dr. Sonia A. Hirt as dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Dr. Hirt will officially assume her new role on October 1, 2016.“Dr. Hirt’s leadership skills and more than a decade of experience teaching and researchin...
Architecture program wins big at AIA Maryland Design Awards and AIA Baltimore’s B-More Resilient CompetitionStudents from the University of Maryland’s Architecture program put on a tremendous showing this year at two regional design forums, The AIA Maryland 2015 Excellence in Design awards and the A...
The National Council of Architecture Registration Boards (NCARB) has accepted the University of Maryland’s architecture program into the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) initiative. By blending experience and examination into the curricula, the initiative will provide students with ...
