University of Maryland School of Architecture
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The School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation is one of thirteen schools at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 and watersheds six different programs: Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

, Urban Studies and Planning, Historic Preservation
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...

, Real Estate Development, the Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...

 program in Urban and Regional Design and Planning, and the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education and the Colvin institute of Real Estate Development.

History

In the 1960s, the University of Maryland invited the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...

 to help form a blue-ribbon committee to advise it on the establishment of an architectural school. The committee concluded in 1964 with a recommendation that an architecture program be established and located at College Park
College Park
-Canada:* College Park , a former Eaton's department store building in Toronto* College Park, Saskatoon, a neighbourhood* College Park East, Saskatoon, a neighborhood-United States:...

.

In 1967, John Hill was appointed the first Dean of the School of Architecture, and the school opened its doors to students that fall. In its initial years the program offered a five-year B.Arch Degree
Bachelor of Architecture
The Bachelor of Architecture is an undergraduate academic degree designed to satisfy the academic component of professional accreditation bodies, to be followed by a period of practical training prior to professional examination and registration. It is awarded for a course of study that lasts up...

 program, with the intention that a graduate degree program be initiated at a later date. The five-year format allowed the school to attract students and grow quickly in quality and breadth.

In 1972, the school moved into its present building and gained full accreditation. During the next few years, the school continued to develop its program and expand its areas of research and service. It intensified its efforts to recruit students from a wider geographic and social constituency, to broaden the service and consultative roles of faculty and students, and add the Master of Architecture degree.

In 1970, the accredited Masters in Community Planning was established as part of the School of Social Work and Community Planning at the University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMAB). The program remained in Baltimore until 1988, when, Ken Corey, the director of the Institute for Urban Studies at the College Park campus, and Mel Levin, director of Community Planning in Baltimore, engineered a transfer of the Community Planning program from Baltimore to College Park and a merger of the two programs. The three faculty members from UMAB joined with five faculty members at the Institute for Urban Studies at College Park to create a consolidated urban planning program and a larger profile for urban education and research in the state. The newly configured Masters of Community Planning/Institute for Urban Studies program was located in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and offered a Masters in Community Planning and M.A. and B.A. degrees in Urban Studies. The planning program continues to offer seminars and an annual studio in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

.

In 1980 selective admissions were instituted in the Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

 program, with students admitted to the pre-professional architecture program beginning in their junior collegiate years. The graduate professional degree program was fully accredited in 1985

As part of the 1992 campus reorganization, the M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 and B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 degrees in Urban Studies were eliminated and the accredited Masters of Community Planning Program was moved from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences to the School of Architecture. The urban planning program currently graduates approximately 25 students per year and has nine full-time faculty members.

During the 1980s, David Fogle, an architecture faculty member with an interest in historic preservation, spearheaded the creation of a Certificate in Historic Preservation
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...

, which is still offered to this day. In 2001, a full masters degree in historic preservation (HISP) evolved out of the certificate program and was incorporated into the School of Architecture. Since then, the Historic Preservation program has grown into an established professional masters program which graduates approximately 12 students per year.

In 2000, the name of the School of Architecture was changed to the School of Architecture, Planning and Historic preservation|Preservation to reflect the school's increasingly diverse and complementary offerings.

The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education was established in 2001 as a cooperative venture of four academic units: Architecture, Planning, and Preservation; the School of Public Policy
University of Maryland School of Public Policy
The Maryland School of Public Policy is one of 14 schools at the University of Maryland, College Park and the only policy school in the Washington, D.C.-area affiliated with a major research university....

; the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the A. James Clark School of Engineering
A. James Clark School of Engineering
The A. James Clark School of Engineering is the engineering college of the University of Maryland, College Park. The Clark School of Engineering is nationally ranked and consistently considered to be among the Top 20 engineering programs in the United States. The school consists of fourteen...

. Headquartered in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, the Center has become a national leader in research-based knowledge and education related to land use and growth management for Maryland and the nation.

In 2002 the school began offering a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and Design. The program admits a small number of Ph.D. candidates each year with interests related to the fields of urban design, social planning, urban policy, economic development, and transportation.

In 2006, a Masters program in Real Estate Development
Real estate development
Real estate development, or Property Development, is a multifaceted business, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of improved land or parcels to others...

 (MRED) was added to the school’s offerings. The real estate development program incorporates planning, design, preservation and smart growth knowledge, research, and strategies into its curriculum.

In 2008, Mr. and Mrs. John Colvin gave $3 million to create the Colvin Institute of Real Estate development. The Institute provides enrichment programs for the Real Estate Development program.

Campus and Facilities

The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is located in the building of the same name on the south-western edge of the campus, next to the Robert H. Smith School of Business
Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is a school of business management within the University of Maryland, College Park. The school was named after alumnus Robert H. Smith...

, which it has occupied since 1972. The building includes studio space, classrooms, a lecture hall, the University of Maryland Architecture Library
University of Maryland Libraries
The University of Maryland Libraries constitute the largest public research library in the state of Maryland. Seven libraries are located at University of Maryland, College Park campus, plus an additional library and media center located off-campus...

, and the Kibel Gallery. The Architecture Library holds 65,000 titles in the areas of architectural history, design, and theory, historic preservation, landscape architectural design, real estate development, and urban studies and planning.

Research centers

  • National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
  • Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development, home to the Master of Real Estate Development program. The institute was founded with a $3 million donation from John and Karen Colvin, the largest donation in the School of Architecture's history.
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