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The University of Maryland offers a welcoming campus community in a vibrant college town, just minutes from Washington, D.C. At UMD, you’ll find infinite opportunities to engage your passions, seek new challenges and chart your future. Whether you’re grabbing coffee with classmates, taking in a basketball game, joining one of UMD’s nearly 800 student clubs and organizations, or exploring College Park’s growing downtown scene, life at UMD is full of energy, opportunity, and Terp pride.
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation offers virtual and in-person information sessions for undergraduate and graduate prospective students. Below are sign up forms for upcoming sessions. You can also view past information sessions on Youtube.
Prospective transfer students can learn more about the University of Maryland’s transfer process on this UMD Transfer Resources page.
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Established in 2008, the Linear Gallery is a flexible exhibition space in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation that offers a dynamic forum for learning, exhibition, and collaboration.
Contact
Lindsey May, Director, Kibel Gallery; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Strategic Initiatives ; Clinical Associate Professor: lmmay@umd.edu.
Renovated in 2001 through a gift from the Kibel Family Foundation, the Kibel Gallery showcases creative expressions impacting the built environment. A dynamic resource for the University of Maryland and the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, the Kibel Gallery hosts exhibitions showcasing research, history, practice and innovation in the built environment and spatial disciplines. These exhibitions include those curated by Maryland faculty and students, as well as traveling shows from world-renowned institutions and architecture studios.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Stabiae And The Visual Preservation Of Architecture
RAS Foundation / Joseph C. Williams
Located on the lower level of the Architecture Building near the auditorium, the Kibel Gallery offers dynamic, engaging exhibits on design, architecture and the built environment during the fall and spring semesters. It is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free.
The Linear Gallery is the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation’s second, smaller gallery space. It features intermittent exhibitions, but is also used for classes, student gatherings and other events. The Linear Gallery is open during building hours.
The Historic Preservation Program’s Archaeology and Preservation Laboratory is committed to producing high quality research on the material culture of the past, from standing structures to buried artifacts. The interpretation of the past requires careful consideration and analysis to open up new understandings and develop new lines of inquiry. HISP faculty, students and community volunteers all contribute to the success of the lab and the interpretation of the findings.