Matt Bowling (MHP '09) Selected in Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s Database Contest
Matt Bowling (MHP '09) was selected as one of five authors in The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's "The Place Database Contest 2019". The purpose of this contest is to create stories through maps by using the institute’s database. The database is a detailed map of the United States that visualizes...
David Do Named Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Urban Studies and Planning Program Graduate Student David Do has been named the new Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA). D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced David’s new role last week, saying, “I welcome David’s enthusiasm and am delighted to have him j...
Dr. Michelle Magalong, HISP Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Michelle Magalong Named School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation's First Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow Brings experience with underserved communities to Maryland’s Built Environment School The Historic Preservation Program of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Mar...
Preservation Super Hero: Lucinda Philumalee (MHP 2010, MRED 2012)
MAPP Alumni Spotlight: Lucinda Philumalee, MHP 2010, MRED 2012Lucinda (Lu) Philumalee is a bit like Clark Kent. By day, she works as a mild-mannered estimator at Harkins Builders, where she budgets and estimate projects for construction on a rolling basis, about one every three weeks. Yet, when 5:00...
Bostwick Gets a Boost with Long-Awaited Restoration Projects
The powerful derecho that hit the Washington area in June of 2012 is on record as one of the most destructive, fast-moving storms in U.S. history. While the region has largely recovered, there are still traces of the storm’s destruction. For many in the MAPP community, there is no better example of ...
Fulbright Scholar Looks to U.S. Preservation Efforts for Inspiration in Ukraine
When Kateryna Goncharova presented the University of Maryland’s Historic Preservation program’s Marvin Breckenridge Patterson Lecture at the Ukrainian embassy in 2012, she emphasized significant differences between the U.S. preservation industry and the system of preservation in her home country of ...
PALS Program Launches Partnership with College Park
The University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth announced today a new, on-going partnership with the City of College Park that will leverage University assets to tackle city challenges in sustainability. The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability, or “PALS” program, will mat...
UMD DOES IT AGAIN! ULI Final 4
TERPS make “the final four” at the 2015 ULI-Gerald Hines Student Urban Design CompetitionA team of graduate students from UMD’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has landed one of four finalist slots in the thirteenth annual Urban Land Institute/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design C...
NCSG Maps a Future of Opportunity for Baltimore
A series of maps that illustrate gaps in opportunity, developed by the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG), was the basis for Baltimore’s first-ever comprehensive regional plan to create strong, sustainable communities and break the continuous cycle of poverty for many i...
Alum Taps into Hometown’s History
Tonight, residents of Granite Falls, Minn., population 3,000, will hoist pints of Deer Brand Lager and Hop Dish IPA at the new Bluenose Gopher Public House to honor the 159th birthday of the establishment’s namesake: Congressman Andrew Volstead, former mayor, resident lawyer and notably, congression...