AACC Architecture, Interior Design and Construction Management

05/29/2026

At AACC’s 2026 Commencement Ceremonies, 41 students from our department's programs earned their Associates of Applied Sciences degree or certificate. Special recognition goes to Tatiana Schultz who was awarded the Presidential Scholar, a prestigious graduation honor awarded to the top-performing graduating student who earns their associate degree in exactly two years with the highest GPA. We are proud of you all! Congratulations to you and best wishes on your future endeavors!

05/04/2026

4th time touring both and it's continues to be an incredible experience.

Field Study | Fallingwater + Kentuck K**b

This past Friday, students from the Department of Architecture & Interior Design traveled to Fallingwater and Kentuck K**b to experience the work of Frank Lloyd Wright firsthand.

Moving through these spaces offers something that drawings and photographs simply can’t fully capture—the relationship between structure and landscape, the compression and release of space, the sound of water, the texture of materials, and the way architecture frames experience over time.

At Fallingwater, students encountered Wright’s integration of building and site at its most iconic—where architecture doesn’t sit on the landscape, but becomes inseparable from it. At Kentuck K**b, the approach shifts—more restrained, more intimate—yet equally deliberate in its relationship to topography, material, and procession.

Field experiences like this are central to how we approach design education: not only learning how to represent architecture, but how to read it, inhabit it, and critically reflect on the decisions that shape it.

A long day, and a meaningful one.

05/04/2026

Field Study | Fallingwater + Kentuck K**b

This past Friday, students from the Department of Architecture & Interior Design traveled to Fallingwater and Kentuck K**b to experience the work of Frank Lloyd Wright firsthand.

Moving through these spaces offers something that drawings and photographs simply can’t fully capture—the relationship between structure and landscape, the compression and release of space, the sound of water, the texture of materials, and the way architecture frames experience over time.

At Fallingwater, students encountered Wright’s integration of building and site at its most iconic—where architecture doesn’t sit on the landscape, but becomes inseparable from it. At Kentuck K**b, the approach shifts—more restrained, more intimate—yet equally deliberate in its relationship to topography, material, and procession.

Field experiences like this are central to how we approach design education: not only learning how to represent architecture, but how to read it, inhabit it, and critically reflect on the decisions that shape it.

A long day, and a meaningful one.

04/29/2026

DESIGNING WITH: A METHODOLOGICAL SHIFT TOWARD COMMUNITY-LED DESIGN�
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Thursday, April 30 | 12:30–2:30 PM�CALT 100�Open to ALL!!!�
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Allie O’Neill�Principal, Warp + Weft�
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This presentation introduces the foundations of community-led design and explores how participatory approaches can reshape design practice. It highlights practical actions that emerging designers can integrate into their work early in their careers, alongside case studies and resources to encourage further exploration.
A workshop component will introduce expanded approaches to site analysis that consider social, historical, and cultural context alongside physical conditions and regulatory frameworks.�
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Part of the Design + Community Spring 2026 Lecture Series�Architecture and Interior Design Department, AACC�
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04/21/2026

BUILDING RESILIENCE IN GALESVILLE, MD FOR A COLLABORATIVE FUTURE VISION�
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Thursday, April 23 | 12:30–1:45 PM�
CALT 100�
Open to ALL!!!�
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Robert R. Lowe, III, CBLP, LEED Green Associate�Chair, Architecture and Interior Design�Anne Arundel Community College with�Effie Gentry, Landscape Design Student�Danni Hynson, Landscape Design Student�
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The CERF 2025 Student Coastal Design Competition is a forward-facing initiative that brings students and faculty together across disciplines to propose innovative strategies for strengthening coastal resilience in the face of climate change. Sponsored by the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation, the competition fosters collaboration with local communities to address pressing environmental challenges.

This presentation highlights a collaborative project engaging AACC and UMCES students, blending coastal science and landscape architecture to develop a resilient design proposal for Galesville, a 370-year-old waterfront community shaped by Chesapeake tributaries.�
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Part of the Design + Community Spring 2026 Lecture Series�Architecture and Interior Design Department, AACC�
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04/13/2026

ENJAMBMENT
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Thursday, April 16 | 12:30–1:30 PM�CALT 100
Open to ALL!!!
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Thomas Gardner
Director, Social Design Graduate Program�Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
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While some may drift toward media, commercial design, or the fashionable, others are working to understand what designers can contribute to the substantive questions shaping contemporary life. This talk explores design as a constructive and speculative practice rooted in place-based, collaborative, and material engagement. It proposes the one-to-one as an ethical premise for both pedagogy and practice, while asking how designers might combine radical critique with a constructive program of action.
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Part of the Design + Community Spring 2026 Lecture Series�Architecture and Interior Design Department, AACC
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04/08/2026

COMMUNITY-LED DESIGN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN CENTER�Thursday, April 9 | 12:30–1:30 PM | Zoom

A lecture on participatory design and community-led approaches to shaping the built environment.

Register:�https://aacc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/sIhr8Ry9RbC-NQ4rapnLyA #/registration
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The Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) specializes in participatory design and planning services that advance equity in the built environment. Through a process known as codesign, NDC collaborates with community partners—from funders and agencies to neighborhood leaders and residents—to develop responsive, community-driven design solutions.

This presentation introduces NDC’s core program, Community Design Works, and highlights projects that demonstrate the codesign process in practice.
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Maura Dwyer�Project Coordinator, Neighborhood Design Center

Maura Dwyer is an artist and urban planner focused on placemaking and community-centered public space. She recently completed a graduate degree in community and regional planning at the University of Maryland, where she researched community ownership and anti-displacement strategies. A Baltimore native, she has worked on initiatives including Signal Station North and the Place Matters program.
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Part of the Design + Community Spring 2026 Lecture Series�Architecture and Interior Design Department, AACC
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04/06/2026

SPRING 2026 LECTURE SERIES: DESIGN + COMMUNITY
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The Architecture and Interior Design Department at AACC presents a spring lecture series exploring the role of design in civic life.
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This series brings together designers, educators, and community practitioners working across a range of contexts—from community design centers to academic research and independent practice—to consider how designers can engage communities as collaborators in shaping the built environment.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 9 | 12:30–1:30 PM | Zoom�Community-led Design with the Neighborhood Design Center�Maura Dwyer, Project Coordinator, Neighborhood Design Center
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THURSDAY, APRIL 16 | 12:30–1:30 PM | CALT 100�Enjambment�Thomas Gardner, Director, Social Design Graduate Program, MICA
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THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | 12:30–1:30 PM | CALT 100�Designing With: A Methodological Shift Toward Community-led Design�Allie O’Neill, Principal, Warp + Weft
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Free and open to students, faculty, and the broader community.
For more information, visit aacc.edu�or contact Jeffery Roberson at [email protected]
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02/28/2026

Join us for a screening of Sketches of Frank Gehry
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A documentary exploring Gehry’s creative process—from loose, messy sketches to some of the most iconic buildings of our time.
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📅 Thursday, March 5, 2026�
🕑 12:30–2:30 PM�
📍 CALT 100
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Why this screening?
• Build shared culture across Architecture, Interior Design, Construction Management, Art, Anthropology & beyond�• Expand design beyond polished outcomes�• Highlight sketching as a way of thinking—not just drawing�• Explore creativity and iteration in the age of AI�• Celebrate the life and legacy of Frank Gehry (1929–2025)
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Even as Gehry pioneered advanced digital workflows, sketching remained central to his practice.�As AI reshapes digital production, this film asks: what remains foundational in creative work?
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🍕 Pizza provided�
🎟 Open to all students & faculty

12/19/2025

We are incredibly proud of our students who successfully passed the LEED Green Associate exam this summer and fall semesters. Their commitment to sustainability and excellence in the built environment inspires our entire program.

Over the past several years, ACH 242 students have had the opportunity to take the LEED Green Associate credentialing exam at no cost. Through Perkins workforce development funding, AACC has been able to cover exam fees, and the U.S. Green Building Council has supported our efforts by offering discounted student rates to encourage credentialing while still in school.

Since 2022, more than 100 exam vouchers have been provided to AACC students. While we are proud to recognize these 19 newly credentialed students, nearly 50 students have earned their LEED Green Associate credential during their time at AACC

Please join us in celebrating their achievement!