From studios working with real-world clients and meaningful project sites to competing in national competitions, our students produce creative, environmentally thoughtful and socially conscious projects that bring new energy to urban spaces, uplift community culture and create vibrant places for all.
To view individual student theses, projects and dissertations, visit The Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM).
Student Projects
Winning Project of the NAIOP 2026 Capital Challenge
Real Estate Development students propose The Axis, an entertainment focused mixed-use development at the RFK Plaza District for a 365 site activation.
UMD Solidifies Sweep in National Concrete Competition
Architecture Students Take Top Spots with “Solid” Designs for Living-Learning Centers
Finding an Off-Campus Apartment Can Be Stressful. A Student-Created Platform Aims to Change That.
Pitch Dingman Winner Kato Housing Offers Floorplan, Amenity Comparisons, Price Histories
Building for Belonging
Thesis Winners Create Spaces that Nurture Connection, Identity and Purpose
A Sacred Place, Designed to Last
UMD Students Help a Historic Parish Re-Envision the Future of a Beloved Outdoor Space
Divine Interventions: Terps Reimagine Struggling Churches’ Spaces (639)
Urban Studies Students Partner With Prince George’s Congregations to Help Expand Their Mission of Service