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Read More ►UMD Fall 2026 Lecture: The Politics of Design: A Conversation with Maurice Cox
October 21, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
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UMD MAPP Fall 2026 Lecture Series
Architecture Building Auditorium
Free
Description:
Karl F.G. DuPuy / Samuel F. Lefrak Lecture
Through this talk, Maurice Cox, an Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, will share his decades of experience working with elected officials, neighborhood and civic leaders, and other stakeholders to build great neighborhoods, dynamic cities and places worth living in. This presentation will use projects, such as his groundbreaking approach to neighborhood revitalization in Chicago, as case studies to illustrate a design-centered approach to urban planning that incorporates active citizen participation into the public process while simultaneously achieving the highest quality of design excellence. Following Cox’s presentation, Professor Matthew Bell, FAIA FCNU, will lead a conversation about Cox’s experiences and insights.
AIA credits are provided courtesy of AIA Potomac Valley.
Credits:
1.5 LU
Learning Objectives:
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Analyze strategies for integrating active community participation into the public planning process.
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Evaluate case studies of neighborhood revitalization to understand how targeted design interventions restore vitality to urban neighborhoods
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Apply collaborative stakeholder practices for working effectively with elected officials, civic leaders, and community members to guide urban design initiatives.
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Understand processes that are part of design-centered approach to urban planning
Speaker:
Maurice Cox, an Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, has served as an architect and city planner for some of America's largest cities. In his public sector leadership roles, Cox is known for his design-centered approach to urban planning, incorporating active citizen participation into the public process while simultaneously achieving the highest quality of design excellence. In Detroit, Cox built a new interdisciplinary Planning Department that co-authored a series of awarding-winning neighborhood framework plans to grow Detroit’s population for the first time in 70 years. In Chicago, Cox developed a groundbreaking approach to neighborhood revitalization, INVEST South/West, which seeks to reimagine the public realm and civic life of 10 neighborhoods on the South and West sides by commissioning catalytic mixed-use affordable housing developments to fill vacant gaps in disinvested commercial corridors.
AIA Provider: AIA Potomac Valley (A183); Course #PV102126
Location:
Architecture Building Auditorium
University of Maryland
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
