Final Review Week

The School of Architecture and Planning invites you to join us for final reviews and presentations of the creative work of our students as we engage in critique and debate around their projects.

Monday April 27, 2026

10:00a-5:00p: ARC 608
The Beautiful Game: Gensler “Big Projects Studio”
Crosby Hall (Room 116)
Lead Instructor: Joyce Hwang
External Critics: Sergio Lopez Pineiro (UW Milwaukee)

Tuesday April 28, 2026

9:00a-1:00p: Directed Research
Hayes + Crosby Halls
Presenting Students: Kaya Jost, Sara Abdalla, Victoria Pierce, Julia Wisinski, Ethan Ikegami
Committee Chairs: Nick Rajkovich,  Kristine Stiphany, Marth Bohm, Erkin Özay
Committee Members: Gregory Delaney, Mohamed Aly Etman, Korydon Smith, Brian Carter, Miguel Guitart, Christopher Romano
External Critic: Sergio Lopez Pineiro (UW Milwaukee)

1:00p-5:00p: ARC 606
Mediating + Remediating Gowanus
Hayes Hall (Rooms 404 + 407)
Lead Instructor: Mark Shepard
External Critics: Matt Kenyon (UB Art)

1:00p-5:00p: ARC 504 / 604
City Arts
Crosby Hall (3rd Floor Hallway)
Lead Instructor: Gregory Serweta
External Critics: Aaron Ott (Buffalo AKG Art Museum), Abigail Peters (Architectural Resources), Michael Tunkey (CannonDesign)

Wednesday April 29, 2026

9:00a-5:00p: ARC 202
IN PLAY: A New Sports Hall for Buffalo's East Side
Crosby Hall (Room 330 + 3rd Floor Hall)
Lead Instructor: Jason Sowell, Brian Carter, Mike Hoover, Seth Amman, Gregory Serweta, Haneen Dalla-Ali, Mariam Abdelazim, Hadas Steiner
External Critics: Michael Conroe (ELEV8 Architecture), Peter Murad (Architectural Resources), Tarek Rakha (Georgia Tech), Christian Ruschel (UB Campus Planning), Madeleine Sutton (plan Architectural Studio), Michael Tunkey (CannonDesign), Vince Snyder (UT Austin)

Thursday April 30, 2026

1:00p-6:00p: ARC 608
Next-Gen Architect: Negotiating Authorship in the Age of AI
Hayes Hall (Room 403)
Lead Instructor: Randy Fernando
External Critics: Rutger Huiberts (MVRDV), Daniel Eizo (MARVEL), Vivian Lee (University of Toronto + LAMAS), Michael Tunkey (CannonDesign), César Cedano (Architectural Resources), Tatjana Crossley (Wentworth Institute of Technology + ArchiTAG)

2:30p-5:00p: ARC 404
Digitizing + Designing with Reclaimed Medina Sandstone
Parker Hall (Room 18)
Lead Instructor: Nicholas Bruscia, Tim Noble with James Beckett
External Critics: James Beckett (Artist, Medina Triennial), Jon Penvose (UPenn, Cooper Union), Scott Smith (Experienced Brick and Stone)

Friday May 1, 2026

9:00a-12:00p: ARC 302
Stones & Structure
Crosby Hall
Lead Instructor: Ken MacKay, Elaine Chow, Rachel Martin, Jon Spielman, Brad Wales, Justina Zifchock, Christopher Romano
External Critics: Scott J. Archambault (Architectural Resources), Jeffrey Bailey (Jeffrey Bailey Architect), Michael Conroe (Elev8 Architecture), Anne Dafchik (Town of Amherst), Justina Dziama (Architectural Resources), Daniel Eizo (MARVEL), Josh Erni (CPL Architecture), Rachel Mourdant (Elev8 Architecture), Samira Sheikholeslami (UB Campus Planning), Michael Tunkey (CannonDesign), Michael Tuzzo (Architectural Resources), Ed Watts, Jr. (Watts Architecture & Engineering)

9:00a-12:00p: ARC 606
Senior-Friendly Manufactured Housing Prototypes Studio
University at Albany, ETEC Building, Room B007
Lead Instructor: Nick Rajkovich
External Critics: Mike Borges and Sharon Reynolds (New York State Rural Housing Coalition), Renee Wojciechowski and Antonia Besculides (Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council), Ben Carver (Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Solutions), Josh Doner (Adirondack Roots), Riobart Breen, Jared Enriquez, David Banks, and Wonhyung Lee (University at Albany), Kristy Whitcher, Darren Scott, Justine Porter, Jessica Gabriel, Stephanie Galvin-Riley (Homes and Community Renewal), John Tobin (AEC Business Analytics), Adara Zullo (Phinney Design Group)

1:00p-4:00p: ARC 502
My Neighbor Upstairs
Crosby Hall (Room 116)
Lead Instructor: Miguel Guitart
External Critics: Abigail Peters (Architectural Resources), Michael Tunkey (CannonDesign), Paris Roselli (Richardson Olmsted Campus)

1:00p-5:00p: ARC 606
The Objectile Advocacy Office
Parker Hall
Lead Instructor: Celia Chaussabel
External Critics: Ang Li (Northeastern University), Ekin Bilal (Cornell University, NOT NOT), Tiffany Xu (Syracuse University)

2:00p-6:00p: ARC 608
Reimagining Kissing Bridge
Lake Effect Saloon (Central Lodge)
Kissing Bridge, Glenwood, NY
Lead Instructor: Gregory Delaney
External Critics: Jennifer Brazil (Borderland Festival), John Cimperman (42 North Brewing Company), Jim De Pasquale (Town of Colden), David DiPietro (NYS Asssembly), Morgan Eaton (Bank of Holland), Vanessa Frost (MUSEJar), Patrick M. Gallivan (NYS Senate), Benjamin George (Tulip Tech), Justin Hartman (Hartman’s Distilling Co.), Bob Johnson (Johnson’s Landing), Nila Lampman (Griffis Sculpture Park), Lindsay Lorigo (Erie County), Thomas McGrogan (Bridgetop), Robbie-Ann McPherson (The Economic Development Corporation for Erie County), Carl Montante, Jr. (Uniland Development Company), Angelo Natale (Natale Builders), Bill Sam (Father Sam’s Bakery), Lauren Shermet (M&T Bank), Nicole Tzetzo (The Prentice Family Foundation), Chris & Sarah Walczyk (Colden Ski & Board Shop), Seth Wochensky (Springville Center for the Arts)

Monday May 4, 2026

9:00a-12:00p: ARC 102
Architectural Alchemy
Crosby Hall (Basement)
Hayes Hall (Room 403, Lawn)
Lead Instructor: Steph Cramer, Martha Bohm, Mustafa Faruki, Lukas Fetzko, Kisha Patterson, Maia Peck, Adam McCullough, Tim Noble, Gabriela Zappi
TAs : Ryan Allaier, Tom Cuff, Ben Jellinick, Juliet Luers, Mason Montgomery, Röya Novruzova, Chris Mehlek, Alec Pitillo, Gianni Rinaudo, Madison Templeton
External Critics: Charlie Stevens (Architectural Resources), Greg Hyatt (Hyatts All Things Creative), Sara Hyatt (Hyatts All Things Creative), Josh Stolber (Young + Wright Architectural), Kelly Hayes McAlonie (UB Director of Campus Planning), Rachael (Goff) Papp (Young + Wright Architectural), Serena Minix (Azar Design Co), Aubrey Fan (Flynn Battaglia), Casimir Garrison (Industrial Arts Studio), Dylan Russ (Architectural Resources), Morgan Pudim (Architectural Resources), Quincy Koska (Industrial Arts Studio), Ryan Phillips (CPL)

1:00p-5:00p: ARC 606
Broadway–Fillmore: Climate Adaptation Through the Collective Street
Hayes Hall (4th Floor)
Lead Instructor: Kristine Stiphany
External Critics: Leo Bachinger (New York State Department of Energy Conservation), Audrey Kropp (New York State Department of Energy Conservation), Jorge Ituarte Arreola (SOM - Los Angeles)

1:00p-5:30p: ARC 608
The Beautiful Game: Gensler “Big Projects Studio”
Gensler, NYC
Lead Instructor: Joyce Hwang
External Critics: Eric Brill (Gensler New York), Vivian Lee (Gensler New York), Steve Chung (Gensler Los Angeles), Mackinley Wang-Xu (Diller Scofidio + Renfro)

Wednesday May 6, 2026

5:30p-7:30p: ARC 606
Post-Covid Downtown Buffalo: Vision for Lafayette Square Revitalization
Brisbane Building Gallery, Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY
Lead Instructor: Hiro Hata with Robert Shibley

INTERNAL CRITICS
Mohamed Aly Etman, Seth Amman, Martha Bohm, Samendy Brice, Nicholas Bruscia, Brian Carter, Albert Chao, Celia Chaussabel, Elaine Chow, Steph Cramer, Julia Czerniak, Haneen Dalla-Ali, Gregory Delaney, Lukas Fetzko, Lauren Fischer, Kelly Gregg, Miguel Guitart, Nate Heckman, Mike Hoover, Julia Hunt, Joyce Hwang, Anahita Khodadadi, Conrad Kickert, Laura Lubniewski, Ken MacKay, Dennis Maher, Rachel Martin, Janice Ng, Tim Noble, Erkin Özay, Maia Peck, Nick Rajkovich, Christopher Romano, Daneila Sandler, Gregory Serweta, Korydon Smith, Jason Sowell, Jon Spielman, Hadas Steiner, Kristine Stiphany, John Wightman, Jin Young Song, Gabriela Zappi