World MAPP: Study Abroad Scandinavia

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For the fourth time since 2010, a group of architecture graduate students embarked on an extensive study program of the architectural marvels of th

Restoring an Ancient Community with 21st Century Technology: Stabiae, Italy

Since 2004, the University of Maryland’s Architecture Program has been a major player in uncovering one of the largest excavation sites in the anci

Study Abroad: Restoring Ancient Stabiae (Video)

For over a decade, the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has been providing research and study opportunities

Exploring Community Identity through Storytelling

A cognitive map of H St., drawn by one of the interview subjects , URSP's Jereme Stark explores H Street. , The H St. Corridor Team, from left to right: Lindsay Bullen, Derek Lombardi, Jereme Star and Erin Gannon.

Defining a community’s identity is subjective and often contested, particularly during times of abrupt neighborhood transition.

Studio “Bridges the Gap” Between Continents and Cultures

Members , “Right now, the river site works as a path and not a place. There is a disconnect with the water, so I tried to link the people with the riverfront and Watergate complex by designing several zones, each with a different function. One of the problems I saw in the site is that there is no specialized place for pedestrians to access the river site. I designed the park bridge as a multifunctional tool.” –Shams Qais, Al-Nahrain University , Iraqi student Shams Abdulla re-imagines the waterfront in Foggy Bottom.

Winning designs seek to heal the wounds of war

World MAPP: Students Survey the Sites and History of Kiplin

The Whitby Abbey ruins, located on the North Sea coast - L to R Dennis Pogue, Abby Winter (UMD ARCH, HISP certificate), Elizabeth Totten (UMD HISP), Kelly Haley (UMD ARHP), Amy Bonnevier (UMW), John Strangfeld (UMW), and Lenora Wiggs (UMW). , Visit to Tan Hill Inn & Pub - L to R John Strangfeld (University of Mary Washington), Kirsten Crase (UMD), Amy Bonnevier (University of Mary Washington), and Abby Winter (UMD ARCH, HISP certificate) , Durham Cathedral , Whitby Abbey, North Sea coast , A student surveys a Victorian era farmstead at the Forest, one of the tenant farms that used to be part of Kiplin but was sold off in 1919. , Kiplin Hall's gardens in the early summer , The English coastal town, Staithes , Cathedral towers of York

Shortly after the spring semester dust settled in College Park, Adjunct Associate Professor Dennis Pogue and Faculty Research Associate Kirsten Cra

UMD Joins NCARB’s IPAL Initiative

The National Council of Architecture Registration Boards (NCARB) has accepted the University of Maryland’s architecture program into the Integrated

Studio Brings the “Heart of Campus” to Center Field

For years, the University of Maryland community has recognized the campus’ iconic McKeldin Mall as the “heart of campus.” Geographically, however,

UMD Names Dr. Sonia Hirt New Dean of MAPP

The University of Maryland today announced the appointment of Dr. Sonia A. Hirt as dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.