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On Jan 29, we launched our Spring 2025 lecture series with Lydia Kallipoliti, whose work explores architecture, technology, and environmental politics. She challenged us to rethink ecology as a web of stories, systems, and perspectives.

Nearly five years after earning her MArch, Garima Gupta (MArch ’20) thrives as a project designer at R. Michael Cross Design Group in D.C. “UB prepared me academically, socially, and mentally,” she says. Read more: #UBuffalo

Join us Feb. 5, 5:30-8 PM in 403 Hayes Hall for Reimagining Black Futures Part I, a panel on contemporary projects in Buffalo. Featuring presentations, a discussion led by Dr. Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, Q&A, and a reception. Learn more:

UB faculty have joined forces with People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Buffalo and other community partners to address extreme weather hazards and energy efficiency in Buffalo’s aging housing stock. Learn more: #UBuffalo #UBuffaloArchPlan

The AIA Buffalo/WNY Emerging Professionals hosted a career workshop, offering students resume and portfolio feedback. This valuable experience fostered connections and insights. To get involved, contact Elaine Chow, our Director of Student Professional Development.

UB alum Ann E. Casey (MArch/MBA ’14) balances architecture and management with finesse. Named to Buffalo Business First’s “40 Under 40,” she’s a project architect at Wendel and worked on the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Learn more: #UBuffalo

Curious about Architecture, Urban Planning, Real Estate, or Global Health? Join Kevin Donovan’s virtual info sessions to learn about our grad programs! Explore your future—RSVP now: 📷 Photo: Douglas Levere #UBuffalo #UBuffaloArchPlan

Jason Sowell, UB associate professor and registered architect, is the new Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Architecture! Thank you to Joyce Hwang for seven years of leadership. Welcome, Jason, as he leads graduate education into the future!

Mahsa Saharkhiz (MSRED ’25) calls studying in UB’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning transformative. “UB’s Real Estate Development program within the Planning Department is such a rare, valuable combination. Being in Buffalo inspires me to keep learning and growing.”

Excited to share our Spring Public Programs on AI, Design & the Environment! Join us for lectures by Lydia Kallipoliti (1/29), Catherine Griffiths (2/26), Sarah Williams (4/2), and David Benjamin (4/23). Details: #UBuffalo #UBuffaloArchPlan

Dawn Aprile (MSRED '17) turned her UB research on glamping into reality by launching Naturluxe & Stars in Watkins Glen, NY, in 2021. Now in its third season, the resort hosts guests from 38 states and 17 countries and is poised for growth. Congrats, Dawn! #AlumniSpotlight

Buffalo’s “Queen City Hub Revisited” revives downtown by transforming excess office space into vibrant housing and enhancing public spaces with parks, art, and events. Led by city leaders and UB’s Rudy Bruner Center. Learn more: #UBuffaloArchPlan

Kicking off the new year in New York City! 🏙️🍎 Check out photos from our students as they visited companies, connected with alumni, and experienced life in the city through NYC Career Trek – hosted annually by our Career Resource Center and Alumni Engagement teams.

Check out the latest episode of UB’s Tech Talk podcast, “A Conversation on AI with UB Faculty,” to hear from adjunct instructor, Shawn Chiki. Learn more about his AI research in the classroom and thoughts on AI in education.

Architect and building scientist Mohamed Aly Etman joins UB as a faculty member in architecture and inaugural director of the Building and Environment Visualization Lab. His work links design, data, and health to inform global climate action. Learn more:

UB’s Master of Science in Real Estate Development balances theory and practice to prepare students for success. Imagine how the world could be; then build it. Start your journey today: Photos: Douglas Levere & Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

Thank you to the Mellon Foundation, for their recent article on the Robert T. Coles House and Studio, a project by Albert Chao, adjunct instructor in the Department of Architecture. Photos: Jeff Henrikson for Mellon Foundation #UBuffalo #UBuffaloArchPlan

We’re looking for a candidate to serve as the Banham Fellow for 2025-26. In celebration of Banham’s legacy of experimental criticism, this fellowship supports the research&creative activity of emerging scholars&design practitioners. Applications due 1/24:

🎓 Design your future today at the only accredited M.Arch program in the SUNY system. Early applications due January 15th:  #UBuffalo #UBuffaloArchPlan #Architecture #Accredited #GraduateStudies #ArchitectureSchool Photos: Douglas Levere