Fri, 10/11/2019 - 12:00

Six student projects were recognized for design excellence this year by AIA Maryland during the AIA Maryland 2019 Excellence in Design Awards, taking prizes in four out of the six categories and sweeping the “beginning design, graduate level” category. Nine Master of Architecture students and two un...

Mon, 04/03/2023 - 12:00

This story appeared in Maryland TodayIt’s hard to imagine that the raucous activity (and raging traffic) of Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle could be rivaled by what’s happening just under its sidewalks. But what was once the city’s first underground trolley station (and later, a much-maligned food ...

Tue, 05/28/2019 - 12:00

In the digital age of the selfie, photography is so prolific, accessible and widely shared that, often, the medium dilutes what can make it special and unique. A new exhibit at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation flips the phrase “look at me” to “look at what I see,” proving that s...

Fri, 01/31/2020 - 12:00

Imagine living in the agricultural epicenter of Europe, yet being so hungry you must eat dried nettle leaves to survive. This was the reality for millions of Ukrainians in 1932, the victims of one the worst manufactured famines in human history. Called Holodomor, which loosely translates to “death b...

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 12:00

The first thing you notice are the stalks of wheat. Cast in bronze and measuring 30 feet long, the sculpture depicts a bountiful wheat field that slowly recedes into the background until it finally disappears. The stunning visual depicts the confiscation of Ukraine’s wheat crop by Stalin in 1932 and...

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 12:00

On the ground floor of the University of Maryland’s Architecture Building, just beyond the buzz of its design studio and trademark red brick, sits a glassy, serene space of whitewashed concrete and steel. When empty, it’s a bright, blank canvas—but it’s rarely empty. Over the years, MAPP’s Kibel Gal...