"School" of Thought: How Fish Farms Might be the Secret to Sustainable Cities
When it comes to aquaculture, we are missing the boat. One of the fastest growing food producers on the planet, aquaculture, or fish farming, is now responsible for half of the seafood on the world’s dinner plate. But aquaculture’s centuries-old history and versatile applications, says Clinical Assi...
Alum Allison Wilson Earns AIA’s 2022 Young Architects Award
The American Institute of Architects has awarded Allison Wilson, a senior associate at Baltimore’s Ayers Saint Gross (ASG) and a 2011 M.ARCH alum, with a 2022 AIA Young Architects Award. The AIA Young Architects Award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significa...
In 24 Hours, Six Campus Sites Reimagined
What if student artwork could be displayed, gallery-style on wide panels, along the high-traffic outdoor staircase flanking UMD’s Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building and Campus Drive, bringing the beauty and wonder conceived inside dramatically out on view?This clever concept wasn’t cooked up ...
Two Alumni Find Recognition and Meaning in New D.C. Project
There’s an adage that Professor of Architecture Matthew Bell, FAIA shares with his students about the mark of a successful design project: if you did your job right, it will feel like the building has always been there.So, it’s no surprise that the latest project by two of Bell’s former students—Jea...
Studio Report Emphasizes Element-Embracing Design Strategies for Maryland Barrier Island
Design concepts for a Maryland coastal gem offer a compelling case study for leveraging a site’s natural resources to lighten the human ecological footprint. Fourteen design proposals for a new 9,000-square-foot public facility for Assateague State Park form the foundation of a new report, submitted...
Professor Matthew Bell Named Congress for the New Urbanism Fellow
Professor Matthew Bell, FAIA, has been named a 2022 fellow by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU). Bell joins an elite cadre of individuals recognized for their fierce dedication to the tenets of New Urbanism: well-designed walkable urban neighborhoods rich with accessible housing, public spaces...
Marques King Earns Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Award
The urban evolution of a seaside town’s public space has earned a team of urban designers, including MAPP lecturer and alum Marques King (M.ARCH ‘14), a 2022 Charter Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor Category. The project, executed over the last...
NCSG Welcomes Chester Harvey
For transportation planners eager to get people out of their cars and on their feet, one of the most effective strategies, says the National Center for Smart Growth’s (NCSG) Chester Harvey, is also one of the cheapest: more trees. Streetscapes—the tree canopies, architecture, public art and other ur...
Sustainable Maryland Granted State Funding by Maryland General Assembly
A bill passed by the Maryland General Assembly this month will establish the first-ever state funding for UMD’s state-wide “greening” program, Sustainable Maryland (SM). SB14, which passed the Maryland’s house and senate April 11, will provide $500,000 annually to UMD’s Environmental Finance Center ...
Making ‘Place’ Through Art and Design
A long stretch of sidewalk along New Hampshire Avenue offers a straight shot from Langley Park to Takoma Park. While overgrown and noisy, University of Maryland students and faculty are working with community partners to see its potential as a place, not just a pass-through: a lush, trellis-covered ...