Terps Top AIA Potomac Valley’s 2026 “Emerging Professionals” Short List
Julia Campbell ’20, M.Arch ‘22 Samanty Habib’ 21 M.Arch ‘23, and Judy Tram ‘20, M.Arch, M.C.P. ‘24 join an elite cadre of early-career designers selected for the Emerging Professional (EP) Awards Program Class of 2026, a leadership development and mentorship program through AIA Potomac Valley (AIAPV). Campbell, Habib and Tram will participate in a year-long mentorship program with members of AIAPV’s Fellows community. They were three of five individuals selected this year.
Distilling a Dream into a Destination
Twenty minutes north of Maryland’s bustling downtown Bethesda, Montgomery County’s vast Agricultural Reserve could be another planet. But among the agrarian outposts nestled along serene, rolling fields is a barn that could easily fit into both: with a seemingly endless backdrop of blue sky, it's a sleek interpretation of its rural counterparts and the state’s latest destination for sampling Maryland-grown spirits at their source.
AIAPV Honors Two MAPP Alums as 2024 “Emerging Professionals”
Written by Brianna Rhodes
MAPP Alums Receive Top Honors at AIA PV 2023 Excellence in Design Awards
Written by Brianna Rhodes Ten MAPP alumni were among the recipients who took home awards at this year's Excellence in Design Awards during the AIA Potomac Valley (AIA PV) Design + Leadership awards celebration on Thursday, Oct. 19. The event took place at the Montgomery County Planning Department’s headquarters building in Wheaton, Maryland.
For Urban Studies Professor and Alums, It’s (Not) Just Lunch
The food just kept coming: heaps of steaming noodles, pillowy pork buns, glistening spears of Chinese broccoli. As the dishes amassed on the tractor tire-sized lazy Susan, University of Maryland Associate Professor Emeritus Alexander Chen turned to his former students at the table. He taught them how to plan cities, inform federal policy and spearhead community development—but apparently not how to coordinate a dim sum order. “You’d think after nearly 10 years, we could get this right,” he said, shaking his head. “We always order way too much food.”
Craig Spangler Receives UMD President’s Award
MAPP alums are no strangers to receiving top awards worldwide, but being recognized at their alma mater makes being an award recipient extra special. Just ask Craig Spangler, AIA (B.ARCH ‘82), who received the President's Award at the Alumni Association’s 2023 A Celebration of Terps: Featuring the Maryland Awards on Nov. 10.
Tribal Loyalties
Written by Sala Levin ’10 for TERP Magazine.American Indians have long been denied fair access to homes, health care, schooling and jobs. For Joseph Kunkel M.Arch. ’09, the mission to change that is personal. Read more in TERP Magazine.
Joseph Kunkel: Highlighting Native History, Policy and Design
The Architecture Program opened its first Spring 2024 lecture series with architecture alum Joseph Kunkel (M.ARCH ’09) on Wednesday, February 7. His lecture, “Designing with Dignity: Policy, Advocacy, and the Art of Architecture,” provided insight on his work in the context of policy and its connection to Native land.
A Life at the Museum
This story was originally published in Terp Magazine, written by Sala Levin '10.Cleaning the 11-ton, 13-foot taxidermy pachyderm that welcomes visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History isn’t a job for your average garden hose—or even a pressure washer.
Craig Spangler Elevated to AIA's Prestigious College of Fellows
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated MAPP alum Craig Spangler (B.ARCH ‘82) to its College of Fellows. He is one of 96 members–and two non-member architects–elevated this year out of 80,000 AIA members. This honor is one of the most prestigious awarded to an architect, with only 3% holding the distinction.