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Our students are curious about the built environment and its social, cultural, political and ecological contexts. Resourceful, entrepreneurial and actively engaged in our local and global communities, our students are passionate about making our world a better place for all.

Four MArch students among Metropolis's inaugural "Future 100" class of the top architecture students in North America
5/23/21
Four students in UB’s Master of Architecture program have been selected among the top 50 architecture students graduating this year in North America, chosen to be the inaugural Metropolis Future 100.
Architecture student works to diversify the profession and built environment
2/18/20
Aleiya Als, a senior in UB's BS Arch program, reflects on building diversity in the profession and practice of architecture.
Winners of senior architecture housing studio announced
2/1/22
The 2021 senior architecture "Housing as Process" design studio focused on housing-led, mixed-use development programs that build on social capital in the community. It is the culminating studio of the BS in Architecture program, with the final review organized as a competition judged by a blind panel of jurors. The winning teams are each awarded a $2,500 prize.
Five MArch students among Metropolis's "Future 100" 2022
4/16/22
Five students in UB’s Master of Architecture program have been selected for Metropolis Future 100, representing the top 100 architecture and interior design students graduating this year in North America.
Running by design
3/25/22
When Samnatha Vetter came to UB nearly four years ago to study architecture, she was prepared to let go of her dream to run competitively at the college level. It was too much, many said – the rigor of architecture school on top of college athletics.
Madeleine Niepceron advances inclusive design through research
6/18/21
Recent Master of Architecture graduate Madeleine Niepceron views architecture through the lens of inclusivity and ardently believes the built environment must benefit all users, irrespective of their age, gender, ability level or background.
MArch students win Indigenous Futurism Model Making Competition
8/30/21
MArch graduates Sangeethan Othayoth and Sindhu Sriram have won the Indigenous Futurism Model Making 2021 competition in the Mechanical model category.
Nominations for 2022 Watts Scholar invited
2/10/22
In honor of Black History Month, the School of Architecture and Planning welcomes applications for the 2022 Watts Scholar. The scholarship program for UB architecture students from underrepresented groups is supported by Watts Architects & Engineers, a progressive, minority-owned architecture and engineering firm with offices in Buffalo, Syracuse, and New York City.
Commencement 2021 is triumphant conclusion to a year like no other
5/26/21
On May 14, a distinguished group of 264 architects, urban planners, environmental designers and real estate developers joined the ranks of UB alumni as the School of Architecture and Planning convened its 49 Commencement ceremony on UB’s North Campus.
Planning for the health and social inclusion of LGBT older adults
6/28/21
Did you know that health care and aging-oriented organizations have identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults as an at-risk and underserved population?
Great Places Award
6/11/21
Assembly House 150, founded by UB architecture professor Dennis Maher as an experiential learning center in the construction arts, has received the 2021 Great Places Award from the Environmental Design Research Association.
Joyce Hwang unveils animal-friendly installation at Exhibit Columbus
8/19/21
UB architecture professor Joyce Hwang hopes to bring greater visibility to the bats, birds, turtles and other "middle species" that reside in cities around the world through an outdoor installation at the prestigious Exhibit Columbus, in Columbus, Indiana.
MSRED student Mythea Mazzola discusses the UB experience
10/5/21
Mythea Mazzola is a MS in Real Estate Development student at UB with a passion for creating an inclusive built environment, developing entrepreneurial and forward-thinking projects, and diversifying the real estate industry.
Passionate about real estate? There's a club for that.
9/29/21
Students in UB's MSRED program have launched UB's first student organization in real estate to support networking, engagement with the professional community, and student leadership development.
UB teams with Alfred University to advance stackable ceramic façade prototype
8/5/21
A team of UB architecture faculty and students have developed a stackable ceramic facade system that opens new possibilities in user-generated architecture and sculptural geometries in terra cotta.
Diversity+Design competition pays tribute to victims of COVID-19
7/12/21
UB students participating in the annual Diversity + Design Competition have generated a series of thoughtful proposals for a memorial to victims of COVID-19.

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