Studio “Bridges the Gap” Between Continents and Cultures

Members , “Right now, the river site works as a path and not a place. There is a disconnect with the water, so I tried to link the people with the riverfront and Watergate complex by designing several zones, each with a different function. One of the problems I saw in the site is that there is no specialized place for pedestrians to access the river site. I designed the park bridge as a multifunctional tool.” –Shams Qais, Al-Nahrain University , Iraqi student Shams Abdulla re-imagines the waterfront in Foggy Bottom.

Winning designs seek to heal the wounds of war

World MAPP: Students Survey the Sites and History of Kiplin

The Whitby Abbey ruins, located on the North Sea coast - L to R Dennis Pogue, Abby Winter (UMD ARCH, HISP certificate), Elizabeth Totten (UMD HISP), Kelly Haley (UMD ARHP), Amy Bonnevier (UMW), John Strangfeld (UMW), and Lenora Wiggs (UMW). , Visit to Tan Hill Inn & Pub - L to R John Strangfeld (University of Mary Washington), Kirsten Crase (UMD), Amy Bonnevier (University of Mary Washington), and Abby Winter (UMD ARCH, HISP certificate) , Durham Cathedral , Whitby Abbey, North Sea coast , A student surveys a Victorian era farmstead at the Forest, one of the tenant farms that used to be part of Kiplin but was sold off in 1919. , Kiplin Hall's gardens in the early summer , The English coastal town, Staithes , Cathedral towers of York

Shortly after the spring semester dust settled in College Park, Adjunct Associate Professor Dennis Pogue and Faculty Research Associate Kirsten Cra

HISP Alum Stephanie Sperling Named Director, Archaeological Research for Anne Arundel County

HISP alum Stephanie Sperling (C.H.P.

UMD Joins NCARB’s IPAL Initiative

The National Council of Architecture Registration Boards (NCARB) has accepted the University of Maryland’s architecture program into the Integrated

Studio Brings the “Heart of Campus” to Center Field

For years, the University of Maryland community has recognized the campus’ iconic McKeldin Mall as the “heart of campus.” Geographically, however,

UMD Names Dr. Sonia Hirt New Dean of MAPP

The University of Maryland today announced the appointment of Dr. Sonia A. Hirt as dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Real Estate Development Minor Launches this Fall

The University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (MAPP) has launched a new undergraduate minor in real estate develop

AIA’s Next President: UMD Alumnus Carl Elefante

Alumni News Elefante , Carls , Photo Credit: Jann Hendry, AIA

UMD School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Alumnus Carl Elefante, FAIA (’80) was elected 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fir

2016 AIA COTE Award Winner

A design project conceived by two graduate students from the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Architecture Program has placed in the 

MAPP Announces the 2016 Scholarship-Internship Winners

Four extraordinary young women are this year’s recipients of prestigious scholarship-internship opportunities in the Baltimore/D.C.

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