Global Studio Collaborations
Global Studio Collaborations are joint workshops between UMD Architecture students and peers from international universities worldwide. Following in the footsteps of Madlen Simon’s Bridging the Gap graduate design studio, these workshops inspire cultural curiosity and design exchange, fostering a global mindset to create equitable spaces.
Through a virtual format, students collaborate across continents on projects and design exercises, while engaging in meaningful discussions. This global perspective helps students understand the role of culture, economies, climate and other factors in the design process and consider more broadly their project's relationship to a larger context.
Global charrettes are a critical initiative in the architecture program’s plan to foster new relationships with international partner institutions through direct student and faculty engagement that meet the following goals:
- To inspire student curiosity about diverse ways of thinking in international institutions.
- To exchange ideas through collaborative learning models such as charrettes.
- Aid students in developing a global mindset in their design process and future careers.
- To diversify and internationalize the architecture program curriculum.
- To create partnerships with peer institutions in order to foster future collaborations.
Affiliated Schools:
- Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Uganda
- School of Planning and Architecture Delhi, India
- The American University in Cairo, Egypt
- University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye
- University of Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico
- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil
- Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, St. Kitts
- Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, South Korea
- Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
Contact:
- Ken Filler: kfiller@umd.edu
- Mohammad Gharipour: mgr@umd.edu
Global Advisory Board
The Global Advisory Board is a collection of experienced and visionary designers, educators and practitioners, charged to evaluate and advance the mission of the Architecture Program.
The Architecture Program’s Global Advisory Board is part of the University of Maryland’s effort to expand its international network, broaden the scope of the curriculum and further enrich connections to the global design community. The board reviews and advises on the program’s progress in recruiting international students, addressing global issues relevant to the design community, enhancing the faculty network and internationalizing the curriculum. Their perspectives, combined with the Architecture Program’s history of academic excellence, prepares students for a global market, diversifies the student body and upholds the importance of diversity, inclusion, racial justice and equity throughout our program.
2025-2027 Academic Year(s) Members:
- Ashraf M. Salama, Professor, Northumbria University; Newcastle, United Kingdom
- Carin Smuts, Architect and Founder, CS Studio Architects; Cape Town, South Africa
- David Gloster, Professor, Royal Institutes of British Architects; United Kingdom
- Habeeb Kahn, Chairman, Board of Governors, School of Planning and Architecture; Delhi, India
- Oya Alalay Franck, Dean and Professor, ZHAW School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering; Zurich, Switzerland
- Ivan Cabrera i Fausto, Dean, Higher Technical School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Valencia; Valencia, Spain
- Kabir Khondaker, Community Architect, Co.Creation.Architects; BRAC University; Bangladesh
- Sevince Bayrak, Architect and co-founder, SO? Architecture and Ideas; Professor, MEF University; Istanbul, Türkiye
- Anne Beim, Professor, Head of CINARK (Center for Industrialized Architecture), Royal Danish Academy; Copenhagen, Denmark
- Frankie Lim, Director (Healthcare), Architecture Group, CPG Consultants; Singapore