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Prospective Student Information Session (In-Person)

1 - 3 p.m.

This event is open to the public.Join the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation for an in-person undergraduate student information session. Learn about our various programs, get questions answered and tour the building.

2026-10-09T12:00:00
2026-10-09T12:00:00
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People sitting in a circle in chairs in the Architecture Building's Great Space

Prospective Student Information Session (In-Person)

1 - 3 p.m.

This event is open to the public.Join the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation for an in-person undergraduate student information session. Learn about our various programs, get questions answered and tour the building.

2026-09-18T12:00:00
2026-09-18T12:00:00
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Architecture Lecture Series: Fall 2026

4 - 5:20 p.m.

Fall 2026 Architecture Lecture Series:September 23, 2026Johannes WidodoNational University of Singapore College of Design and EngineeringLearn more about Johannes Widodo's lecture. October 14, 2026Craig & Mimi Spangler Architecture Lecture: David T. FortinProfessor at University of Waterloo and ...

2026-09-23T12:00:00
2026-11-04T12:00:00
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MDE Smart Salting: Enhanced Winter Maintenance Training (Fall 2026)

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Smart Salting: Enhanced Winter Maintenance Training helps reduce winter salt pollution beyond state and county roads, covering parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks. This hybrid course is designed for property managers, business owners, landscaping companies, and other private contractors and salt applicators who maintain parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks in the winter.
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PALS 2027 Showcase

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

This is a public event.The PALS showcase is an event held in an "open house" format, where students involved in PALS projects have the opportunity to prepare and present posters that highlight their work. The event is attended by students, faculty and project sponsors (members of local government, b...

2027-05-11T12:00:00
2027-05-11T12:00:00
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2025 - Present

Supporting Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's Morgan State Planning Fellowship Program

With support from the Region 3 Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay launched a yearlong graduate fellowship with Morgan State University’s School of Architecture & Planning. Fellows are placed with partner municipalities to lead public outreach and engagement on pre-identified environmental priorities, culminating in an implementation-ready community plan.This initiative aims to:
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Affordable and Connected Communities 2026

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This public event is hosted by the National Center for Smart GrowthDetails on the summit are found on NCSG's website. The National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) at the University of Maryland invites you to an exciting upcoming regional event, Affordable and Connected Communities: Transit, Developme...

2026-09-10T12:00:00
2026-09-10T12:00:00
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Waste Watchers

Written by John Tucker and originally published in Maryland TodayPrimrose Stukes fell in love with the small colonial in Baltimore’s Westfield neighborhood a dozen years ago, its bay-windowed kitchen perfect for family gatherings and Ravens parties. But after she bought the house built in 1930, brow...
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UMD Student Project Wins National Design Award

A design proposal by University of Maryland graduate students to unify two Baltimore neighborhoods historically divided by redlining and disinvestment earned top honors in the 2026 Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Awards. “Madison Crescent,” which transforms a vacant parcel into a communit...
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Colden Florence-Thomas Eichbaum Lecture

4 - 5:30 p.m.

This Colden Florence-Thomas Eichbaum Lecture is open to the publicSpeaker:Carin SmutsPrinciple, CS Studio and ArchitectsAbout the lecture:WHY LISTEN?WHAT IS AN AFRICAN PRACTICE? One that primarily draws inspiration from African influences. The work is contextual, be it environmental, cultural, socia...

2026-11-04T12:00:00
2026-11-04T12:00:00
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