UMD architecture school holds PLACEHack to rethink public spaces Every college on the campus was represented by the participants of the hackathon. Freelance Reporter April 15, 2022
UMD Holodomor exhibit explains creation of Washington D.C. memorial The installation explains the creative process behind the memorial commemorating the Ukraine famine. Freelance Reporter March 17, 2022
UMD architecture alumni tour new College Park construction projects The guided tour showed architect alumni both finished and ongoing projects that are part of College Park’s development scene. Freelance Reporter October 25, 2021
UMD names new dean of architecture, planning and preservation school Dawn Jourdan is currently the executive associate dean for the architecture college at Texas A&M University. Anaya Truss-Williams April 20, 2021
UMD study finds COVID-19 is highest in DC’s Black communities and low-income areas UMD researchers conducted a comprehensive study about how aspects of the built and social environments play a role in COVID-19 transmission in the city. Chloe Goldberg November 20, 2020
Trump’s new interest in classical architecture is an extension of his chauvinism We should be wary of Trump's new federal buildings executive order. Kevin Hu February 17, 2020
A proposed UMD real estate major aims for a socially conscious approach to development The Board of Regents' education committee recently approved a proposal for the major. Chloe Goldberg January 30, 2020
Gas leak stopped near UMD’s Architecture Building Washington Gas officials stopped the leak as of about 4 p.m. Rina Torchinsky November 5, 2019
Construction on UMD’s new Hillel Center is delayed to summer 2021 The new building's doors are expected to open in 2022. Sahana Jayaraman October 21, 2019
UMD alum Jason Abramowitz was a “sweet soul” with a passion for architecture Abramowitz died on Aug. 18 after contracting pneumonia. Angela Roberts September 2, 2019