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MAPP Welcomes New NCSG Director Kathryn Howell
Written by Brianna Rhodes
MAPP Remembers Kea Distinguished Professor and Alumnus Pablo Güiraldes
Written by Matthew Bell, FAIA, Christine Cestello Hinojosa
Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria in Homes Plagued by Sewage Backups
Written by Katherine Shaver, originally published in Maryland Today.
Building for Belonging
Abby Chi’s grandfather is such a fixture at his community pool that many of the children taking swim lessons alongside his daily laps know him by name: Mister Hi. But Mister Hi isn’t his actual name.
A Sacred Place, Designed to Last
When a procession of red ants made a run at the communion chalice during a balmy Sunday morning mass, Reverend Lauren Bloom knew she had a problem.
Career & Internship Fair 2026
Please join us for UMD's annual Architecture, Planning, Preservation & Real Estate Development Career & Internship Fair in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on Friday, February 20, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Now Online: Kibel Gallery Exhibit, "Making the Holodomor Memorial: Context & Questions"
The Kibel Gallery's latest exhibit, "Making the Holodomor Memorial: Context & Questions" has been digitized and is available to explore online.
On Display: As MAPP’s Kibel Gallery Turns 20, a Look Behind the Exhibits That Inspired a School
On the ground floor of the University of Maryland’s Architecture Building, just beyond the buzz of its design studio and trademark red brick, sits a glassy, serene space of whitewashed concrete and steel. When empty, it’s a bright, blank canvas—but it’s rarely empty.
New Kibel Exhibit Looks at the Complex Process of Memorializing Tragedy
The first thing you notice are the stalks of wheat. Cast in bronze and measuring 30 feet long, the sculpture depicts a bountiful wheat field that slowly recedes into the background until it finally disappears.
Uncovering a Secret Famine: New Kibel Exhibit and Talk Series Examines Loss, Truth and Remembrance in the Era of “Fake News”
Imagine living in the agricultural epicenter of Europe, yet being so hungry you must eat dried nettle leaves to survive. This was the reality for millions of Ukrainians in 1932, the victims of one the worst manufactured famines in human history.
Kibel Gallery Photo Exhibit Shows that Nothing is Ordinary
In the digital age of the selfie, photography is so prolific, accessible and widely shared that, often, the medium dilutes what can make it special and unique. A new exhibit at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation flips the phrase “look at me” to “look at what I see,” proving that some of the most compelling pictures are not of people, but of everyday things.
What Lies Beneath Dupont Circle
This story appeared in Maryland Today