Susan Kern
Director, Historic Preservation Program ; Associate Professor
Rhonda Sincavage
Lecturer, Historic Preservation
Katy June-Friesen
Associate Director of Communications & Research, Small Business Anti-Displacement Network
Monet Paredes
Program Assistant, Climate and Sustainability, Environmental Finance Center
Video: Placemaking Project Nurtures Community Amidst Change
Just steps from the bustling intersection of University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue a few miles from the University of Maryland, a stretch of asphalt was transformed into an arts and culture district for a few hours on a spring Saturday, offering a glimpse of a possible future for the community of Langley Park, Md.
5 Questions with Cathy Morrison
To rebuild communities, Cathy Morrison ‘04 believes that designers should not only reflect the people in the communities they’re building for, but “move at the speed of trust.”
Save Our Buildings, Save Ourselves
If you ask Carl Elefante ‘80 which of New York’s most iconic skyscrapers—the 94-year-old Empire State Building or the 11-year-old Freedom Tower—is more climate-friendly, the answer might surprise you.Both have LEED-Gold certification, the energy-efficient exemplar bestowed on a building. But because of the Empire State Building’s stone façade, it has staying power, said Elefante—when the Freedom Tower’s glass façade reaches the end of its useful life, it will be torn off and thrown into a landfill.
Willow S. Lung-Amam
Associate Professor, Urban Studies & Planning
Ansley Jacobs
Program Assistant, Climate and Sustainability, Environmental Finance Center
Tara Burke
Faculty Specialist, School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation