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The design for a Southern California fire station that doubles down on its civic duty blazed a trail to victory this week in the 2025 Concrete Masonry Student Competition.

Dr. Joseph Williams has been promoted with tenure to Associate Professor of Architecture by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Dr. Juan Luis Burke has been promoted with tenure to Associate Professor of Architecture by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Around the U.S., an estimated 40 children are hit by cars every day walking to school—a statistic Karen Kali’s son became part of earlier this year. The Silver Spring, Md., middle schooler was hit and injured by a car in a crosswalk not far from his home on a bright afternoon in February.

Andrew Pressman, FAIA, NCARB, teaches the required graduate-level Professional Practice course. He is the author of Professional Practice 101: A Compendium of Effective Business Strategies in Architecture, now in its third edition. Pressman previously served as Professor and Director of the architecture program at the University of New Mexico, where he is now Professor Emeritus.

Kristel conducts applied research, program and policy analysis, and financial assessments to advise clients on environmental finance challenges. Current and recent projects have focused on water infrastructure funding and finance, forestry and urban tree policy, and sustainable manufacturing practices at small businesses.

Julie Gabrielli’s work as a writer, architect, and professor aligns with the environmental humanities in our time of climate collapse and environmental reconciliation. She was a founding principal in 2001 of TerraLogos eco architecture and in 2013, her firm, Gabrielli Design Studio, was named Baltimore Magazine's Best Remodeling Architect.

Dr. Woo earned his Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Michigan, specializing in building technology. He also holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Science in Architectural Engineering from Yonsei University in the Republic of Korea. His research centers on performance-based building design, mechanical systems in buildings, and building automation systems.

Tara supports MAPP’s researchers, scholars, practitioners, and graduate students in developing competitive proposals for funding. Her knowledge of research capacity-building, networking, proposal development and multidisciplinary collaborations promote institutional growth. She facilitates the cross-campus Smart Cities Initiative—a collaboration with the College of Information.

Ansley Jacobs is a Climate and Sustainability Program Assistant at the University of Maryland's Environmental Finance Center, where she provides research and technical assistance to communities across the Mid-Atlantic region. Her work supports climate action planning and resilience building efforts at the municipal and regional scale.

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.

Willow Lung-Amam, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park. At UMD, she serves as Director of Community Development at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, Director of the Urban Equity Collaborative, and Director of the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network. Dr.