Over 60% of our faculty are actively engaged in creative and professional practice while teaching in our programs. These faculty work in top design studios, development firms and agencies in the Baltimore-Washington area, bringing their expertise and talent into the classroom for the next generation of practitioners.
Highlighted Professional Practice Projects

Reservoir District Master Plan and Recreation Center
Award-Winning Project Taps UMD Faculty and Alums to Revive Historical D.C. Site for Surrounding Community

Terps Hit Home with Forbes Best List
Alums, Faculty Make Forbes Inaugural 200 Best Residential Architects in America

Peter Noonan Elevated to FAIA
Professor of the Practice and architecture alum Peter Noonan (‘88, M.Arch '92) is one of 83 individuals who has been elevated to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows.