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ARC Final Reviews

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 November 24, 2025

9:00a-5:00p: ARC101 FIRST YEAR STUDIO

Crosby Hall (3 Floor, 116, 230, 330, Basement)

Faculty: Jin Young Song*, Seth Amman, Haneen Dalla-Ali, Randy Fernando, Tim Noble, Kenneth MacKay, Adam McCullough, Jennifer Oakley, Jon Spielman
TAs:
Ryan Allgaier, Ryan Bingham, Emily Bombardier, Tom Cuff, Ben Jellinick, Alec Lewis, Janice Ng, Madison Templeton

Critics: Mustafa Ali Faruki (theLab-lab), Jeffrey Bailey (Jeffrey Bailey Architect), Katelyn Broat (King and King Architects), Laura Garofalo (CMU), Matthew Graham (CannonDesign), Omar Khan (CMU), Suzanne Lefebvre (CannonDesign), Sharon Li-Bain (CannonDesign), Lisa Moses (Lion 8 Creative), Kisha Lynn Patterson (Kisha Patterson Architect), Charlie Stevens (Architectural Resources), Mariam Ali, Mohamed Aly Etman, Martha Bohm, Samendy Brice, Brian Carter, Albert Chao, Elaine Chow, Stephanie Cramer, Julia Czerniak, Gregory Delaney, Miguel Guitart, Hiro Hata, Michael Hoover, Julia Hunt, Joyce Hwang, Conrad Kickert, Steve Lee, Adam Levin, Laura Lubniewski, Dennis Maher, Rachel Martin, Erkin Özay, Maia Peck, Christopher Romano, Gregory Serweta, Mark Shepard, Jason Sowell, Kristine Stiphany, Beth Tauke, Brad Wales, John Wightman, Gabriela Zappi

Tuesday November 25,  2025

3:30p - 6:20p: ARC122 ARCHITECTURAL SKETCHING

Crosby Hall 330

Faculty: Hiro Hata

Monday December 1,  2025

9:00a-4:30p: ARC501 STUDIO: Body and Building

Hayes Hall 3 Floor

Faculty: Jason Sowell

Critics: Michael Tunkey (CannonDesign), Seth Amman, Brian Carter, Miguel Guitart, Kenneth MacKay, Erkin Özay, Maia Peck, Nicholas Rajkovich, Kristine Stiphany

9:00a-6:00p: DIRECTED RESEARCH/THESIS

Crosby Hall 116

230 See Directed Research/Thesis Poster for details

12:00p-5:00p: ARC503/603 STUDIO: RE: GEN

Hayes Hall 4 Floor

Faculty: Gregory Serweta Critics: Chris Cornelius (studio:indigenous), Stephanie Vito (CannonDesign), Edward Steinfeld

Tuesday December 2, 2025

10:00a-6:00p: DIRECTED RESEARCH/THESIS

Crosby Hall 116, 230

See Directed Research/Thesis Poster for details

Wednesday December 3, 2025

9:00a-4:30p: ARC201 SECOND YEAR STUDIO: Living Art Lab

Crosby Hall (2 Floor, 3 Floor, 230, 330)

Faculty: Maia Peck*, Mariam Abdelazim, Celia Chaussabel (Banham Fellow), Gregory Delaney, Steve Lee, Gabriela Zappi
TAs:
Juliet Luers, Paige Mitchell, Dom Peracciny, Maddie Stafford, Gianni Rinaudo

Critics: Ekin Bilal (NOT NOT), Zachary Daddis (Artpark), Luke Dole (Architectural Resources), Joshua Erni (Clark Peterson Lee), Bradley Everdyke (Carmina Wood Design), Anthony Gagliardi (Almost Studio & UPenn), Abigail Peters (Architectural Resources), Federico Rosario (Medina Triennial), Daniel Seiders (UB Campus Planning), Bob Scalise (UB Anderson Gallery), Michael Tunkey (Cannon Design), Anna Wager (UB Anderson Gallery), Tiffany Xu (Syracuse), Stephen Zimmerer (Syracuse), Mohamed Aly Etman, Martha Bohm, Elaine Chow, Haneen Dalla-Ali, Alissa Diamond, Lukas Fetzko, Michael Hoover, Julia Hunt, Joyce Hwang, Laura Lubniewski, Kenneth MacKay, Adam McCullough, Christopher Romano, Jason Sowell, Brad Wales, Jennifer Wisinski-Oakley

1:00p-5:00p: ARC403 SENIOR STUDIO: CITY LIFE

Crosby Hall 116

Faculty: Miguel Guitart*, Hiro Hata, Annette LeCuyer, Gregory Serweta, Kristine Stiphany

Critics: Angie Jim Osman (Allies and Morrison), David Salomon (Ithaca College), David Brown (Woods Bagot), Alex Bozikovic (The Globe and Mail, Toronto)

Thursday December 4, 2025

1:00p-5:00p: ARC605 ST GRG STUDIO: Fidelity and Tolerance Phantom Fabrication

Parker Hall 18

Faculty: Nicholas Bruscia

Critics: Damon Lau (Autodesk), Yusuke Obuchi (University of Tokyo), Laurie Spitler (Autodesk), Daniel Vrana (EWI / Buffalo Manufacturing Works), Joyce Hwang, Mark Shepard

1:00p-5:00p: ARC605 MC GRG STUDIO: Scaffolded

Parker Hall 56 Gallery

Faculty: Stephanie Cramer

Critics: Maddie Collins (The Tool Library), Darren Cotton (The Tool Library), Qunicy Koczka (Industrial Arts Studio) Lola Sheppard (University of Waterloo), Celia Chaussabel, Miguel Guitart, Julia Hunt, Christopher Romano

1:00p-5:00p: ARC605 ID GRG STUDIO: Inclusive Housing for Transit-oriented Communities

Hayes Hall 3 Floor

Faculty: Jonathan White, Nicole White

Critics: Timothy Rider (Trautman Associates), Edward Steinfeld, Beth Tauke

1:00p-6:00p: ARC607 OPTION STUDIO

Hayes Hall 4 Floor

Faculty: Brian Carter

Critics: Martha Bohm, Matt Etu, Caterina Mantegazza, Erkin Özay

Friday December 5, 2025

9:00a-4:30p: ARC301 THIRD YEAR STUDIO: Building BO-ATs/Boat Buildings

Crosby Hall (116, 2 Floor, 3 Floor, 230, 330)

Faculty: Elaine Chow*, Albert Chao, Michael Hoover, Laura Lubniewski, Rachel Martin, Brad Wales

Critics: Michael Anderson (Abstract Architecture), Christopher Brandt (Bero Architecture), Anne Dafchik (Town of Amherst), Josh Erni (CPL), Bradley Everdyke (Carmina Wood Design), Matthew Graham (CannonDesign), Gwen Howard (Azar Design), David Marcoux (Azar Design), Peter Murad (Architectural Resources), Abigail Peters (Architectural Resources), Michael Tunkey (CannonDesign), Charles Wingfelder (John Wingfelder Architect), Seth Amman, Martha Bohm, Nicholas Bruscia, Celia Chaussabel, Stephanie Cramer, Miguel Guitart, Julia Hunt, Joyce Hwang, Annette Lecuyer, Kenneth MacKay, Erkin Özay, Maia Peck, Nicholas Rajkovich, Christopher Romano, Jin Young Song, Jason Sowell, Gregory Serweta, Jennifer Wisinski Oakley, Gabriela Zappi

Monday December 8, 2025

2:00p-5:00p: ARC605 EP GRG STUDIO

PUSH Buffalo - 300 Hampshire St

Faculty: Nicholas Rajkovich

Critics: Cat Colella (PUSH Buffalo), Richard Hanaburgh (PUSH Buffalo), Gwyn Harris (Trautman Associates), Alison Kwok (University of Oregon), Holli Monroe (NYSERDA), Tim Rider (Trautman Associates), Elaine Chow, Laura Lubniewski

4:00p-6:00p: ARC607 OPTION STUDIO

Hayes Hall 403

Faculty: Conrad Kickert

Critics: Keith Belanger (M&T Bank), Michael Schmand (Buffalo Place), Sean Hare (MKSK Studios), Dan Leonard (Wendel Companies), Robert Shibley

Friday December 12, 2025

5:30p-7:30p: ARC448/548 Small Built Works: Light Rail Rapid Transit Lines working with Citizens for Regional Transit (CRT)

Delevan-Grider Community Center 887 East Delvan Avenue

Faculty: Brad Wales

Critics: Jeff Amplement (NFTA), Jim Gordon (East Side Parkways Coalition/CRT), Tom DeSantis, (Niagara Falls/CRT), Barb Rowe (Vision Niagara) Lauren Fischer (UB Planning Department), Tess Rine (Erie County), Kate Lockhart (Senator Sean Ryan)

FALL 2025 FACULTY
Mariam Ali, Mohamed Aly Etman, Seth Amman, Martha Bohm, Samendy Brice, Nicholas Bruscia, Brian Carter, Albert Chao, Celia Chaussabel (Banham Fellow), Elaine Chow, Stephanie Cramer, Haneen Dalla-Ali, Gregory Delaney, Randy Fernando, Wade Georgi, Miguel Guitart, Hiroaki Hata, Nate Heckman, Michael Hoover, Julia Hunt, Joyce Hwang, Anahita Khodadadi, Conrad Kickert, Annette Lecuyer, Steven Lee, Adam Levin, Danise Levine, Laura Lubniewski, Kenneth MacKay, Dennis Maher, Rachel Martin, Adam McCullough, Timothy Noble, Erkin Özay, Maia Peck, Nicholas Rajkovich, Christopher Romano, Daniela Sandler, Gregory Serweta, Mark Shepard, Robert Shibley, Jin Young Song, Jason Sowell, Jon Spielman, Hadas Steiner, Edward Steinfeld, Kristine Stiphany, Despina Stratigakos, Heamchand Subryan, Beth Tauke, Bradley Wales, Elisabeth Weidemann, Jonathan White, Nicole White, John Wightman, Jennifer Wisinski-Oakley, Gabriela Zappi

Published November 14, 2025