ST. MARY’S CITY, MD | St. Mary’s College of Maryland is a small public institution located on a river that feeds into the Chesapeake Bay. Its Tidewater identity gives the school a distinctive sense of place. Since 1988, MVLA has collaborated with various architects on multiple projects. The latest effort, the Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center includes campus’ music department and amenities like music labs, rehearsal rooms and a recital hall. It supports MVLA’s work on the Campus Master Plan, to establish a design framework to strengthen academic quads and create intimate courts and gardens to enrich the college’s connections to existing cultural and natural landscapes. Other projects include an addition to Goodpaster Hall and Anne Arundel Hall; both projects incorporate innovative management of storm water using landscape features such as pools, runnels, and weirs. The grey water collected at Anne Arundel site saves 72,926 gallons per year, while nearly four acres of meadow and native vegetation provide wildlife habitat and increase campus biodiversity.

2023 AIA Maryland Public Building of the Year, 2023 AIA Maryland Honor Award Winner, 2017 Anne Arundel Hall Awarded LEED Gold