Final Presentations

END 350 Environmental Design Workshop 1: Pocket Park Mini-Master Plans
5:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Crosby 111
Faculty: Jonathan Bleuer and Andrew Schaefer
Brief description: Students will present their group efforts to develop a Pocket Park Mini-Master Plan for parcels throughout Western New York.

URP 517 Graphic Communications: Exploring NFTA Transit in Buffalo
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Hayes 304
Faculty: Kelly Gregg
Brief description: Developed map of transit and performed site analysis of station.

URP 581/582 Studio: Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail
1:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. | Hayes 302 and lounge outside room
Faculty: Kelly Gregg
Brief description: Internal event with key community stakeholders.

END 593 Capstone Studio/ARC 607 Option Studio: Building Bridges: Cobblestone District
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Crosby 116
Faculty: Matt Roland and Conrad Kickert
Brief description: This joint Architecture/Real Estate studio explored redevelopment options for the Cobblestone District.

URP 581/582 and ARC 627 Ecological Practices Studio: Reimagining Casco Bay, Maine: Designing for Extreme Climate Events in Coastal Cities
1:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | Outside Hayes 401/402/403, 4th Floor Hallway
Faculty: Kristine Stiphany and Jason Sowell
Brief description: This interdisciplinary studio uses scenario planning to help citizens of Portland and South Portland, Maine, design their future in response to sea-level rise, recurring storms, and deteriorating housing and port infrastructure. Scenarios propose transitions for seven critical areas through grafting, connecting, and repairing, offering a unified framework and site-specific solutions to redefine coastal urbanism and collective habitation.

END 350 Environmental Design Workshop 1: Studio Projects Based on Students’ Areas of Study
9:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. | Crosby 109
Faculty: Li Yin
Brief description: A variety of projects based on students’ areas of study.

END 450 Environmental Design Workshop 3: Bailey Avenue | Uniting Narratives
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Hayes 402
Faculty: Mary Allen
Brief description: Bailey Avenue and the surrounding Bailey-Kensington neighborhood have remained a focus of UB planning and architecture students for decades. This studio unites previous findings, proposes new solutions, and publishes these findings in a public catalogue. The project complements ongoing efforts by the City of Buffalo and the NFTA on Bailey Avenue streetscape and bus rapid transit projects.

Food Equity on Wheels: Spatial Impact of a Mobile Market on Buffalo’s Food Environment
10:00 a.m. | Crosby 120
Faculty: Kahad Adamu and Samina Raja
Brief description: This project examines the Massachusetts Avenue Project’s Mobile Market, which delivers fresh, regionally grown produce to Buffalo neighborhoods with limited access to retail food. Thirteen Environmental Design students analyzed the market’s spatial impact and developed recommendations to improve food equity in Buffalo.

URP 581/582 Studio: Beyond the Walls: Bridging Preservation & Housing Innovation at the Richardson Olmsted Campus (Buildings 9 & 13)
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Hayes 202
Faculty: Kerry Traynor
Brief description: This studio investigated and analyzed the adaptive re-use of Buildings 9 (former Male Residence) and 13 (former Male Kitchen) at the Richardson Olmsted Complex as Affordable Housing, from historic preservation (HP), urban planning (UP), and real estate development (RED) perspectives.

URP 581/582 Studio: Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail Community Presentation
6:30 p.m. | Orchard Park Community Activities Center, 4520 California Rd, Orchard Park, NY 14127
Faculty: Kelly Gregg
Brief description: Culminating main event for the community from two previous workshops.