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      The School of Architecture and Planning is housed in historic Hayes and Crosby Halls on UB's South Campus. Our state-of-the-art facilities and academic resources include the latest technology in digital fabrication and computing to a specialized library for architecture and planning. 
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      The School of Architecture and Planning was created half a century ago as a direct challenge to orthodox design education. We live those original principles today, committed to architecture and planning as interdisciplinary problem-solving enterprises, rooted in social engagement, nourished by research-in-practice, animated by making and doing, and committed to meeting the needs of clients, communities, and society in an increasingly complex urban world. 
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    • The Dean's Council, a leadership group of ambassadors and friends of the School of Architecture and Planning, is fully engaged in the intellectual life of our School. Here, members of the Council - Diane Georgopulos, Richard Perlmutter and Franklin Dickinson, with Korydon Smith, UB professor and chair of architecture, visit our studios in Crosby Hall.
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      The Dean’s Council is a leadership group of friends of the School of Architecture and Planning dedicated to raising the global profile of the school and advancing its academic programs and research enterprise. Members of the Dean’s Council include distinguished alumni and leading professionals, from firm executives to educators. As champions of the School of Architecture and Planning, members leverage their diverse expertise and leadership positions to forge new connections and build the school's network of support.
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    The Dean’s Council is a leadership group of friends of the School of Architecture and Planning dedicated to raising the global profile of the school and advancing its academic programs and research enterprise. Members of the Dean’s Council include distinguished alumni and leading professionals, from firm executives to educators. As champions of the School of Architecture and Planning, members leverage their diverse expertise and leadership positions to forge new connections and build the school's network of support.
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  • Byron Nicholas.
    "Placemaking in Black communities should take a context sensitive approach to customs and cultural values and their effects on the Black family nuclei."
    2/23/21

    Byron Nicholas (MUP '13, BAED '11)
    Creator of Black + Urban; Supervising Transportation Planner, Hudson County, NJ

  • Shawntera Hardy (MUP '04).
    "I left the School of Architecture and Planning with a deeper appreciation of the power of people in placemaking, both the seen and unseen. I work every day knowing that the future is for those that design the policies and processes that govern them."
    2/15/20

    Shawntera Hardy (MUP '04)
    Co-founder, Civic Eagle

  • Murat Soygenis.
    Murat Soygenis, recently elevated to the FAIA, has spent that past four decades bringing a discipline of drawing and contextual design into his teaching and practice, from Buffalo to Istanbul.
    3/30/20

    Murat Soygenis, FAIA (MArch '85)
    Founding Partner S+ ARCHITECTURE, Professor, Istanbul

  • Diane Georopulos headshot.
    "I have always been very proud to be a graduate from this school and cherish the years that I spent in Buffalo. I discovered so much about the person I was and wanted to become."
    3/4/20

    Diane Georgopulos, FAIA (BA '73)
    Retired director of housing and construction for MassHousing

  • Bradley Everdyke head shot.
    "My background in all three fields allows me to approach projects more comprehensively. I’m able to understand the various aspects of each project and can move from one to the other with ease and help mediate conflicts when needed."
    1/28/20

    Bradley Everdyke (MArch/MUP '17, BAED '13)
    Architect focusing in historic preservation, Carmina Wood Morris, Buffalo, NY

  • Omar Hakeem.
    Omar Hakeem has dedicated his career to building social and environmental equality through design and making. 
    11/26/19

    Omar Hakeem (BS Arch '06)
    Design Director, bcWorkshop, Washington D.C.

  • Dean Seneca speaking at podium.
    "I decided to combine my planning skills and technical training in community development with public health to create the concept of healthy places for healthy people."
    11/21/19

    Dean S. Seneca (BAED '90)
    Senior public health specialist and CEO, Seneca Scientific Solutions+ LLC, Buffalo, NY

  • Connor Kenney head shot.
    "Real estate development is a tool, a potentially powerful tool, that can effectuate meaningful change in society, in cities, towns and communities, and in the lives of individuals."
    2/8/21

    Connor Kenney (MSRED '18)
    Real Estate Developer, SAA/EVI.

  • Michael Nelson stands on the stage of the Kravits Center in Palm Springs, Florida.
    Michael Nelson, performing arts center (PAC) design guru, reflects on creating the "living rooms" of our communities.
    11/4/19

    Michael Nelson (MArch '83, BPS '81)
    Architect and co-founder, designel, Palm Springs, Fla.

  • Kimberly Sass smiling wearing glasses.
    "I have the opportunity to try to gain more visibility for females in both the STEM field and in professional sports."
    10/29/19

    Kimberly Sass (MArch ’16)
    Job Captain, HLW; Goaltender and Board Member, Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association

  • Ingrid Martinez Headshot.
    A practicing architect, Martinez also works actively to raise awareness of architecture as a career path for traditionally marginalized communities.
    10/10/19

    Ingrid Martinez (MArch '17, BS Arch '16)
    Architectural Designer, Clark Patterson Lee

  • Andres Santandreu leans against a concrete pillar with a skyline and water in the background.
    "I would not be the person I am today if it was not for the opportunities and education I had during my time at UB."
    10/10/19

    Andres Santandreu (MArch '17, BS Arch '16)
    Design Associate, Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla.

  • Katharine Hewlings Headshot.
    "The ability to come up with practical ways to engage the general public in terms they can understand is a valuable and essential asset to any preservation organization. During my time at UB, I learned practical solutions and ways to address this."
    10/1/19

    Katharine Hewlings (MS Arch '18)
    Historic Buildings and Structures Survey Coordinator, History Nebraska

  • Taylor Hawes.
    "We see a lot of cities and nonprofits thinking creatively on how federal dollars can go the furthest. Personally I find that exciting."
    9/20/19

    Taylor Hawes (MUP/JD '12)
    Attorney - Advisor, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fort Worth, TX

  • Byron Nicholas.
    As a researcher with China's Development Research Center in Beijing, Xuan Sun brings urban planning solutions to China's rapidly urbanizing cities.  
    9/3/19

    Xuan Sun (MUP '13)
    Researcher, Development Research Center of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

  • Rebecca Yanus.
    "I can't emphasize enough the importance of grant writing. It's a huge piece in the urban planning field. If there's a grant writing class, take it."
    5/20/19

    Rebecca Yanus (MUP '15, BAED '13)
    Director of Planning and Development, City of Dunkirk, NY

  • Maciej Kaczynski.
    "I adore working toward a common goal. There's a can-do kind of spirit, a lightness at Studio Gang."
    5/20/19

    Maciej Kaczynski (BS Arch '06)
    Project Leader, Studio Gang (Chicago)

  • Caitlin Donovan.
    "I had no idea the paths urban planning would open up."
    5/20/19

    Caitlin Donovan (MUP '11, BAED '09)
    Community Planning and Development Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • Daniel Crowther.
    Real estate developer Daniel Crowther combines interest in design and collaborative facility as manager of projects across the region.
    5/20/19

    Daniel Crowther (MSRED, BAED '15)
    Project Manager, TM Montante

  • Byron Nicholas.
    "We provide a space for people who don't usually have a platform to express their opinions and ideas...particularly young and emerging planners."
    2/25/19

    Byron Nicholas (MUP '13, BAED '11)
    Creator of Black + Urban; Supervising Transportation Planner, Hudson County, NJ

     

  • Gabrielle Printz.
    After helping UB's NOMAS team place first in a national design competition, this dual master’s grad looks ahead.
    2/25/19

    Joenette Cobb (MArch/MUP '18)

  • Sam Wells.
    "Our biggest challenge moving forward is creating more equitable outcomes and improving our cities."
    2/21/19

    Samuel Wells (MUP '14)
    Neighborhood Stabilization Coordinator, City of Albany

     

  • Rana Abu Ghazaleh.
    Rana Abu Ghazaleh is a passionate advocate for and international leader in social justice and equality for women.
    3/4/19

    Rana Abu Ghazaleh (MUP '08)
    Urban planner and global activist

     

  • Gabrielle Printz.
    "I arrived at Buffalo with the idea that architecture was a way that I could both understand and intervene in the world."
    9/7/18

    Gabrielle Printz (MArch '14)
    Architectural researcher, writer and designer

     

  • Portraits of Smith+Associates’ staff members hang in the entranceway as testament to the firm’s artful touch. Photo courtesy of Smith+Associates Architects.
    "The School of Architecture and Planning's open environment and access to professors allowed me to tinker. It’s quite literally what I encourage the staff to do here.”  
    3/28/18

    Kenneth Smith (MArch '85)
    Principal, Smith + Associates Architects

  • Matthew Sama.
    It may seem an unlikely place for an architect to land, but Matthew Sama, assistant art director for NBC’s “The Blacklist,” says his UB education uniquely prepared him for what he’s doing today.
    2/12/15

    Matthew Sama (MArch ’11, Architecture BS ’09)
    Assistant Art Director, NBC

     

  • Alexander Morris.
    "Always make yourself available and open to new opportunities and challenges. Learn to embrace the discomfort that comes from challenges. Train yourself to look at problems from multiple perspectives." 
    2/12/15

    Alexander Morris (MArch ‘94, BPS ‘91)
    Senior Associate, Wallace Roberts & Todd, Philadelphia

  • Michael Garz.
    Architect Michael Garz (BA '72) has managed design for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, guided by lessons learned at UB.
    2/12/15

    Michael Garz (BA '72)
    Senior Vice President, STV

  • William Gate.
    William Gates and a UB engineering alum play lead role in the design and construction of food gardens for the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. 
    2/12/15

    William Gates (MArch ‘01)
    Professor, New York School of Interior Design

     

  • Gary Jastrzab.
    “My best advice to students: Take every advantage to get practical experience through internships or community work.”
    2/12/15

    Gary Jastrzab (BA '76)
    Executive Director, Philadelphia City Planning Commission

  • Adam Laskowitz.
    “We need to think about how to pull these ‘digital materials’ into our set of design tools and expertise...to create a world where it makes sense to interact with physical space and digital things, and still be relevant for an architectural practice.” 
    2/12/15

    Adam Laskowitz (MArch/MFA ’12, Architecture BS ’09)
    Director of User Experience, Target Corp.

     

  • Doug Swift.
    "Sometimes you've just got to take a risk."
    3/28/18

    Doug Swift (MArch '93)
    Developer, Buffalo

     

  • Marc Bruffett.
    Meet our Alumni Principals at Gensler
    10/15/15

    Alumni Marc Bruffett (BAED '92) and Eric Ginsburg (Architecture BS '01) have taken on leadership roles for global architecture, design and planning firm Gensler. 

  • Matthew Sama.
    “The general attitude of the school is not to project things onto the students, but to have them go out and discover things on their own. You might not have the answer, but you know how to get it. That skill set really prepares you for a career in anything.”
    3/13/15

    Courtney Creenan-Chorley (MArch/MUP '12, BAED '08)
    Architect, Flynn Battaglia Architects

  • Richard Perlmutter .
    “I wanted to be in the business of making things happen, of creating a legacy, of creating something that was lasting, creating a sense of place, being an agent of change.” 
    2/12/15

    Richard Perlmutter (BA ’76)
    President, Argo Development

  • After discovering the Valsequillo Reservoir’s diverse bird population, Rose-Burney started a birdwatching club, offering Puebla residents young and old a chance to experience the natural beauty of the reservoir. Photo by Ana Hernandez-Balzac.
    “I wanted to live in the middle of nowhere and plant trees,” Jajean Rose-Burney recalls of his hopes for a stint in the Peace Corps. Instead, he wound up behind a desk in a big bureaucracy in Mexico’s fourth-largest city, Puebla.  
    4/29/14

    Jajean Rose-Burney (MUP '07, BAED '05)
    Deputy Executive Director, Western New York Land Conservancy

  • Gary Jastrzab.
    "The quality of the program and faculty kept me at UB for graduate school and keeps me involved with the school today."
    2/4/16

    Michael Anderson (MArch '03, BPS '01)
    Owner/Architect, Abstract Architecture PC

  • Lisa Hicks (MSRED '17).
    “The things I learned at UB were essential to the job I do now. But even more important to me were the relationships I cultivated there."
    2/12/15

    Lisa Hicks (MS in Real Estate Development '17)
    Director of Development, City of Buffalo, Office of Strategic Planning

  • Geoffery Butler.
    Geoffrey Butler’s love of Buffalo led to his work in one of the hardest hit flood areas in the U.S.
    2/12/15

    Geoffrey Butler (MUP '11)
    Planner, Houston Planning and Development

     

  • Suzanne Muscho.
    “At UB, you hone your design skills. And you are also trained to have a full understanding of the coordination of the systems of a building."
    2/12/15

    Suzanne Musho (MArch '93, BA '90)
    Vice President, Zubatkin Owner Representation

  • Quardean Lewis-Allen (Architecture BS ’09).
    Quardean Lewis-Allen (Architecture BS ’09) has been recognized nationally for his social entrepreneurship in design education for at-risk youth in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.
    2/12/15

    Quardean Lewis-Allen (Architecture BS ’09)
    Founder, Made in Browsnville

     

  • Jason Campbell.
    F. Jason Campbell discusses Buffalo as an architectural lens and an influence on his multidimensional career
    2/12/15

    Jason Campbell (Architecture BS '11)
    Designer, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

     

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