Fall 2016 Lecture Series Announced

Published September 16, 2016 This content is archived.

The School of Architecture and Planning invites the community inside its historic - and fully restored and renewed - home in Hayes Hall for an exciting fall 2016 lecture series. The lineup features leaders in our professions from around the world to address topics as diverse as building adaptations to climate change, connections between planning policy and vibrant urban centers, and the design of North America's largest health care center. Stay tuned for more information.

12 PM - 5 PM, Hayes Hall 403
Yasmein Okour UB Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Michael Tuzzo UB Department of Architecture
Paul Ray UB Regional Institute
Brendan Kelly CEM, L&S Energy Services, Inc.
Rosetta Elkin Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Landscape Architecture
Terry Schwarz FAICP, Kent State University, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
Michael Tillou PE, Atelier Ten
Rachel Minnery FAIA, American Institute of Architects, Director, Built Environment Policy
Organized by Martha Bohm and Nicholas Rajkovich

Oct. 26: The Changing Chinese Landscape Symposium

2 PM, Hayes Hall
Fei Wang Syracuse University School of Architecture
Ou Ning Bishan, Anhui, China and Columbia University School of Architecture
Elisabeth Condon Artist, NY
Kongjian Yu Turenscape and Professor and Dean, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Peking University
Organized by Shannon Bassett and Kristin Stapleton

6 PM, Hayes Hall 403
Gustavo Lima, principal of CannonDesign, provides an in-depth look into the design of the largest ongoing health care construction project in North America. The discussion will provide a cross-cutting view into urban planning and design, project financing, architectural design, construction, and project-team communications.

Looking Forward, Looking Back: A Symposium
Plenary: 12 PM - 1:30 PM, Hayes Hall
Colloquy facilitated by Dean Robert Shibley
Panels: 1:45PM –5PM, Hayes Hall
"A Critic Writes" | "Ecological Commitments" | "International Experience in Design Education" | "Role of Research in Education & Practice" | "Expanded Practices" | "Designing and Planning for Equity" | "A Culture of Making" | "Project Work in Education and Service"

Lecture
6:30 PM, Hayes Hall 403
"Rebuilding Ground Zero," Michael Garz, Senior Vice President, STV Inc.

Organized by Bradshaw Hovey

Jason Vollen AIA, AECOM
William M. Carty, Ph.D. Alfred University
Neil Forrest NSCAD University
Organized By John Krouse; Bill Pottle; Omar Khan; Joshua Stein; Susan Tunnick; Mitchell Bring

Thank you to our sponsors

The public lecture series of the School of Architecture and Planning is supported by the following individuals and companies: 

ASHRAE Niagara Frontier Chapter
UB Asian Studies Program
Boston Valley Terra Cotta
Clarkson Visiting Chair in Architecture and Planning
IDeA Center

Viviane Jammal
Mark Mendell
NYSERDA
Schneider Design, Architects PC

Sydney Gross Memorial Fund
UB RENEW

UB School of Architecture and Planning Dean’s Office
UB Confucius Institute