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This event is open to the publicThe NOMAS student organization will host a game night, testing everyone's knowledge on architectural vocabulary.

The University of Maryland and statewide nonprofit Preservation Maryland are partnering to repurpose the historic Ellicott City Jail, a looming landmark in Howard County, Md. that has stood for more than 170 years. Preservation Maryland anticipates breaking ground on this project in Spring 2026.

To meet Maryland’s nation-leading greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals of net-zero emissions by 2045, the State of Maryland has committed to delivering state-wide and economy-wide climate pollution reduction plans under the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) for Planning.

Over the past two decades, the three Washington area chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Washington Architectural Foundation, and the National Building Museum have collaborated to organize the annual Interschool Design Competition. These competitions expose students to the various local architectural curriculums and the architectural profession.

It’s not every day that a crowded lecture hall hosting an academic symposium breaks into song. But when the song is led by Los Angeles-based poet and urban planner Amy Shimshon-Santo, and the symposium centers on catalyzing civic action through art and design, there is singing—along with poetry, art and other examples of powerful, community-centered design projects.

The biggest threat to the shorelines of Maryland’s Assateague State Park aren’t the throngs of tourists or galloping hooves of its wild horses: It’s climate change, the effects of which are eroding the island’s iconic beaches, dunes and diverse habitat.

Come join us in celebrating our Fall 2025 Graduates! A short program will be held in the Architecture Building Auditorium, followed by a reception serving coffee, cookies and tea in the Great Space.Speaker:

This event is open to the publicSpeaker: Dr. Caitlin AhrensAssistant Research Scientist,NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ; University of Maryland

This article originally appeared in TERP Magazine. Written by Karen Shih ’09.

Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Lecture and reception. Open to the public.

MAPP students traded their College Park classrooms for skyscrapers, construction sites and city streets, as part of a three-day trip to New York City. Alums and professionals leading the field took them on behind-the-scenes tours of the U.S.'s most enduring city and how it continues to change.