This Alum Played to Win in the 42nd Season of Jeopardy!: Who is Derek Lombardi?
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the U.S. president who deemed Thanksgiving a national holiday? Luckily, Derek Lombardi M.C.P. ‘17 did; he stumbled on this fun fact cramming for his appearance on Jeopardy! this past June— one of three “Slumdog Millionaire moments” that inched the urban planner ...
Two Alumni Find Recognition and Meaning in New D.C. Project
There’s an adage that Professor of Architecture Matthew Bell, FAIA shares with his students about the mark of a successful design project: if you did your job right, it will feel like the building has always been there.So, it’s no surprise that the latest project by two of Bell’s former students—Jea...
Architecture Alumna Julia Nagele Brings Towering Design—and Meaning—to Seattle’s Skyline
The majestic skyscrapers designed by Julia Nagele (M.ARCH ’96) don’t reach Seattle’s cloud cover in a conventional fashion. Glassy and gleaming, they shift and undulate, emulating both sophistication and whimsy. Skyglass, Nagele’s zig-zag creation under construction for Seattle’s downtown, seemingly...
Making (an Even Greater) College Park
Written by Jeremy BerlinWant to look into the future?
Jessica Jones MRED ‘09 and Tom Parker ‘09, MRED ‘17 in front of Aster in College Park, Md.
Try driving around College Park, Maryland, on an arctic Tuesday in January. You’ll see nondescript office buildings become high-tech research hubs. Past-...
Prime Real Estate
When Eric Walter ‘04 MRED ‘10 was first breaking into real estate development after graduating from the University of Maryland, the prevailing response he heard from recruiters was, “You’re never going to get hired.” This was probably not the story that Elliot Genus ‘26, who graduates from UMD this ...
At AIA Maryland Awards, UMD Students and Alumni Reign Supreme
Six University of Maryland studio projects were recognized for sustainable, community-centered design at this year’s AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards, sweeping each category at both the undergraduate and graduate level for the second year in a row. A jury of established practitioners, indust...
Zachary Klipstein, Emily Lally Named 2023 “Emerging Professionals” by AIAPV
Zachary Klipstein (B.S. Architecture ’10, M.ARCH ‘12) and Emily Lally (B.S. Architecture ‘15) join an elite group of future design leaders selected for the Emerging Professional Awards Program Class of 2023, a leadership development and mentorship program through AIA Potomac Valley (AIAPV). They are...
Restoring Community to a Little-Known Part of Gotham
The historic red brick warehouses at West 126th St. and Amsterdam Avenue in West Harlem have been many things over their lifetime. For their first century, they were the epicenter of New York City’s burgeoning beer industry, until Prohibition officers dumped their contents into Harlem sewers in 1923...
When Easter Eggs Roll at the White House, a UMD Alum Scrambles
Written by Katherine ShaverThe thousands of children and their families planning to descend on the White House grounds on Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll will find plenty of brightly colored eggs—and become part of a University of Maryland alum’s running history of the 148-year-old spring trad...
Extreme Makeovers: White House Edition
Written by Katherine ShaverCommissioned by President George Washington to design the new nation’s capital, Pierre Charles L’Enfant initially proposed a massive “President’s Palace” surrounded by sprawling grounds—an imposing complex four times the size of today’s White House property.It didn’t take ...