Maryland School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation

Congratulations to Architecture Professor Ronit Eisenbach for being selected as one of 22 grant recipients of the 2025 Do Good Institute Campus Fund. Eisenbach's project, VOTE (Fearlessly)! educates students about voter registration and the importance of civic engagement through art and design. 

A look back at the Harold Adams Interdisciplinary Charrette in D.C. This intensive event offered students a unique platform to collaborate across disciplines, foster innovative thinking and tackle real-world challenges. Hear their reflections on this valuable learning experience. Texas A&M University - The Bush School of Government and Public Service | Maryland School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation https://lnkd.in/gQnGBkrK #TAMU #Architecture #Construction #Science

On Wednesday, students in Professor Michael Abrams, RA/NCARB class held presentations for their Design Media and Representation I course in the Great Space. Their work focused on creating analytical diagrams of a Piet Mondrian painting on watercolor paper, producing creative and interesting results.

Final review season has begun! As part of Brian Kelly's design studio, grad students Saija Fantauzzi, Louisa Neill and Peymaan Motevalli-Aliabadi presented possible scenarios for Meyer Mall on UMD's south campus. Concepts included an expansion of academic and residential buildings, and space for recreation. 

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Hosted in partnership with Howard University, this year’s 2025 Architecture Research Centers Consortium highlighted research addressing technological, environmental and social challenges, from the advent of AI in the profession and climate change to rapid urbanization and global migration. “There’s a misconception that architects don’t engage in research,” said UMD architecture Professor Madlen Simon, who co-chaired the conference with Howard University colleague Edward Dunson. “This conference showcases the foundational research happening at global and national scales that will be applied in practice to address the wicked problems of our time.” Read more about conference highlights here: https://lnkd.in/esmAnTVg

Great design, game-changing innovation and entrepreneurship collide TONIGHT in the Kibel Gallery! Don't miss Archinova 2.0, UMD Architecture Program's "Shark Tank"-inspired student competition, where four teams pitch big ideas for the built environment to a panel of industry experts led by Suzanna Kelley, FAIA, Chief Experience Officer at McKinley Advisors for cash prizes! Don't miss the food and fun, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Joshua Leveille, Luis Andres, Zeina Rahi, Heyam Abualrub, Uma Gupta, Yash Argawala, Ryan Cramer, LEED AP and Conell Brandner

🌍2025 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) EMERGING CHALLENGES: Technological, Environmental, Social 📍 April 2–5, 2025 | College Park, MD & Washington, DC 🏛️ Co-hosted by University of Maryland & Howard University The Calgary: Quality In The Built Environment team was honored to present four research papers at the 2025 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), engaging with #emerging #challenges that impact the design and #quality of our built environments. As part of the larger pan-Canadian SSHRC-CRSH-funded initiative, Living Atlas of Quality in Architecture and the Built Environment, our work contributes to a national effort uniting researchers from across the country to explore how design can enhance #wellbeing, #equity, and #resilience in our communities. 📄 Presentation Highlights 1️⃣ "Community, Inclusivity + Wellbeing: An Interdisciplinary Critical Examination of the Calgary Central Library (CCL) as a Vehicle to Redefine Quality in Design" - Authors: Nooshin Esmaeili, AAA, MRAIC, Belle Gutierrez-Kellam, TalyDawn S, Dr. Matt Patterson, Dr. Enrica Dall'Ara, Dr. Gavin McCormack, Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, PhD DrHC FRAIC AIA (Intl) 2️⃣ "Urban Transit Stations, Lived Experience & Design Quality: Research About Design + Research Through Design" - Authors: Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, PhD DrHC FRAIC AIA (Intl), Paniz Mousavi Samimi, Nolan Miranda 3️⃣ "Built Environmental Aspects of Housing and the Needs of Children from Low-income Families: A Scoping Literature Review" - Authors: Paniz Mousavi Samimi, Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, PhD DrHC FRAIC AIA (Intl) 4️⃣ "Design, Pedagogy + Quality in the Built Environment: Explorations | Provocations | Innovations" - Author: Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, PhD DrHC FRAIC AIA (Intl) 👏 Congratulations to our Calgary team!! 🙏 A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, PhD DrHC FRAIC AIA (Intl), - Calgary Site Lead—for his outstanding leadership, and to our Calgary research team for their dedication, insight, and commitment to advancing design excellence. 🔍 Our work speaks to the power of #quality in the #built #environment—and how #design can respond to the complex #challenges of our time. It was an honor to represent the Calgary site and join global scholars, practitioners, and colleagues in Washington, DC. 🙏 Thanks to the conference co-chairs, Madlen Simon - University of Maryland, and Edward Dunson - Howard University. We would like to extend our gratitude to Dawn Jourdan, Dean of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, and Barbara Klinkhammer, President ARCC and Dean of Thomas Jefferson University's College of Architecture and the Built Environment for this amazing event. #ARCC2025 School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape - University of Calgary DIALOG Snøhetta #Transdisciplinary John Brown Josh Taron #QualityInDesign Calgary Public Library Adil Sharag-Eldin, Ph.D. LEED Nesrine Mansour, Ph.D., Assoc.AIA, Digital Humanities

Join the Urban Equity Collaborative and Robin Lewis, the director for Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) for the "The Intersectionality of Life: How Social Justice is Environmental Justice" workshop on Thursday from 12-2 p.m. 

Join MAPP, the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities, the Department of Art History and Archaeology and UMD History Department for a lecture by Professor Amr Al-Azm from Shawnee State University on the politics surrounding cultural heritage after the recent overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad leadership in Syria.