Wednesday, January 29, 2025
This talk seeks to reveal how architecture constructs, distributes, and leverages power via material upcycling, interspecies alliances, biopolitics and excremental processes.

Part I: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
This panel, part of the School’s programming for Black History Month, aims to understand, explore, and discuss a series of contemporary projects in the city of Buffalo through the lens of both opportunities and challenges.

Part II: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
This panel, part of the School’s programming for Black History Month, aims to explore the challenges faced by Black urban planners, designers, and architects in developing plans and designs aimed at transforming underdeveloped Black neighborhoods into healthy, thriving, and joyful places.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The UB Senenmut Alumni Association presents the 8th Annual Table Talks, focusing on A Panel on Workplace Culture. The two-part program begins with networking and an opportunity to meet local employers, followed by an AIA CEU lecture.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
In this lecture, Catherine Griffiths advocates for a counter-algorithmic design practice—one that contests the black-boxed nature of artificial intelligence by revealing the constituencies of models and what is left excluded or unmodeled.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The complexity of resource scarcity, climate collapse, political instability and economic volatility are simply challenges looking for innovative and bold solutions. This is the new role of a designer and the infusion of authentic human creativity at intersection of ethics and aesthetics maybe our most important skill set - particularly in a time of artificial intelligence.

March 10–14, 2025
Alex Schwartz, professor of public and urban policy at The New School, is UB's 2025 Will and Nan Clarkson Chair in Affordable Housing. His research focuses on housing and community development, including public housing, affordable housing programs, mixed-income housing, and fair housing.

Saturday, March 29, 2025
This conference gathers scholars and experts from diverse fields in the United States and around the world to engage in a rigorous examination of the physical, social, and economic aspects of China’s ongoing urbanization.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Williams will explain how we can use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression, something Williams calls "Data Action", which is also the title of her recent book.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5:00-8:00 p.m. | Parker, Hayes, and Crosby Hall
A spirited School-wide exhibition and reception that opens our learning spaces to the community and puts the work of our students and faculty on full display. Join us as we celebrate the vibrant intellectual life of our School.

March 24 – April 19, 2025
Exhibition Opening - Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Crosby Hall
Showcasing the work of 45+ faculty, researchers, and collaborators in Crosby Hall's lobby. Educators from Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning framed their work as a question, illustrated with an image and caption.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
6:00-8:00 p.m. | 150 Edward Street, Buffalo, NY
Join us for the opening reception of Fragments: Then and Now, an atmospheric collection of historic and newly built architectural elements on display at The Assembly House.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The lecture will discuss the trajectory of Gluckman’s career, from the early influence of the industrial infrastructure and cultural institutions of Buffalo to design/ build of his college years to a serendipitous engagement with minimalist art on his arrival in New York City in 1976.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
David Benjamin, Founding Principal of The Living and Associate Professor at Columbia GSAPP, will present selections of his recent work at the intersection of biology, computation, and design. Combining research and practice, he explores new ideas through prototyping.

Thursday, April 24, 2025
 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Hayes Atrium
Join us for the opening of Lightly Speaking, an installation showcasing the culmination of student work and research from the 2024–25 Banham Fellowship.