Past Events

April 1 - 5, 2019

Celebrate the work and intellectural life of our school. Aterlier 2019 kicks off April 1 with Open Studio and concludes with our Beaux Arts Ball.

March 27 - March 31, 2017

A long-standing tradition of the School of Architecture and Planning, Atelier is a student-organized week celebrating undergraduate and graduate work across our architecture and urban planning departments. 

April 11 - April 15, 2016

A long-standing tradition of the School of Architecture and Planning, Atelier is a student-organized week celebrating undergraduate and graduate work across our architecture and urban planning departments. Join us as we showcase the hard work, ingenuity and energy of School of Architecture and Planning students as future practitioners in architecture, planning and design.

March 24 - 28, 2014

A long-standing tradition of the School of Architecture and Planning, Atelier is a student-organized week celebrating undergraduate and graduate work across our architecture and urban planning departments. Join us as we showcase the hard work, ingenuity and energy of School of Architecture and Planning students as future practitioners in architecture, planning and design.

“You have, by this point, put your career on a vector,” Daniel B. Hess, UB professor and chair of urban planning told the Class of 2018 in his address to graduates. “However that vector may change… resilience and flexibility in your professional life are important. Do not limit yourself to a normal or expected routine. Become the main character in your own story."

Monday, May 9 - Monday, May 16

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning invites all to attend final studio presentations across our programs in urban planning, environmental design, real estate development and historic preservation.

Dec. 6-15, 2021

Our fall 2021 studios in urban planning, environmental design and real estate development invite you to attend their final presentations exploring innovative solutions and case studies across Western New York.

May 3-10, 2021

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning invites all to attend final studio presentations exploring topics including COVID-19 evictions, opportunities for electric micromobility deployment in Buffalo, NY, and comprehensive planning options for the Village of Springville, in southern Erie County. 

Dec. 9-11, 2020    

The School of Architecture and Planning's Fall 2020 studios in urban planning, environmental design and real estate development invite you to their final presentations on four unique Buffalo-based planning and development projects.

Dec. 6, 2019

The two fall 2019 senior Environmental Design (END 450) workshops invite you to attend their final presentations focusing on cross-municipal coordination and neighborhood improvements in two unique local contexts. 

Dec. 4, 2019

The fall 2019 graduate studios in urban planning and real estate development invite you to attend their final presentations on three unique Buffalo-based planning and development projects.

Join us for a week of critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Review week in the Department of Architecture features architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as a day of thesis and directed research presentations.

Join us for a week of critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Review week in the Department of Architecture features architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as a day of thesis and directed research presentations.

Join us for a week of critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Review week in the Department of Architecture features architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as a day of thesis and directed research presentations.

Join us for a week of critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Review week in the Department of Architecture features architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as a day of thesis and directed research presentations.

Friday, April 29, 2022 - Friday, May 13, 2022
Join us for a week of critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Review week in the Department of Architecture features architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as a day of thesis and directed research presentations.

Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 - Friday, Dec. 15, 2021

Join us for critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Reviews in the Department of Architecture feature architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as thesis and directed research presentations.

Friday, April 30, 2021 - Friday, May 7, 2021

Join us for a week of critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Review week in the Department of Architecture features architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as a day of thesis and directed research presentations.

Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 - Friday, Dec. 11, 2020

Join us for a week of critique and debate around the creative work of our students. Final Review week in the Department of Architecture features architectural studios from the undergraduate to graduate level as well as a day of thesis and directed research presentations.

Students will present their work - and guest critics provide commentary - online during this time of distance learning. While the review sessions are not open to the public, those who are interested can follow us on Instagram for a window into virtual final reviews.  

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - Monday, December 9, 2019

Join us for our Fall 2019 final reviews. Explore student work from freshman to senior studio, our graduate research groups and thesis and directed research from our master's programs. 

May 6 - May 14, 2019

Join us for our Spring 2019 final reviews. The series of reviews starts with Freshman reviews starting May 6 and runs through May 14. Explore student work from freshman to senior studio, our graduate research groups and thesis and directed research from our master's programs. 

November 28 - December 10, 2018

Join us for our Fall 2018 final reviews. The series of reviews starts with Freshman reviews starting November 28 and runs through December 10. Explore student work from freshman to senior studio, our graduate research groups and thesis and directed research from our master's programs. 

December 4 - December 8, 2016

Join us for our Fall 2017 final reviews. The series of reviews starts with Freshman and Senior reviews starting December 4 and runs through December 8. Explore student work from freshman to senior studio, our graduate research groups and thesis and directed research from our master's programs. 

December 5 - December 9, 2016

Join us for our Fall 2016 final reviews. The series of reviews starts with Freshman and Senior reviews starting December 5 and runs through December 9. Explore student work from freshman to senior studio, our graduate research groups and thesis and directed research from our master's programs. 

May 2 - may 11, 2016

Join us for our Spring 2016 final reviews. The series of reviews starts with Freshman reviews starting May 2 and runs through May 11. Explore student work from freshman to senior studio, our graduate research groups and thesis and directed research from our master's programs. 

Nov. 25 - Dec. 10, 2013

Join us for our fall 2013 final reviews. The series of reviews starts with freshman studio on Nov. 25 and runs through Dec. 10. Explore student work from freshman to senior studio, our graduate research groups and thesis and directed research from our master's programs. 

An alumni speaker series offering current students the opportunity to hear how UB architecture graduates have designed their careers. Increase your network, be mentored, and learn about various career trajectories and work experiences in a casual, conversational format that encourages Q+A. 

An alumni speaker series offering current students the opportunity to hear how UB architecture graduates have designed their careers. Increase your network, be mentored, and learn about various career trajectories and work experiences in a casual, conversational format that encourages Q+A. 

An alumni speaker series offering current students the opportunity to hear how UB architecture graduates have designed their careers. Increase your network, be mentored, and learn about various career trajectories and work experiences in a casual, conversational format that encourages Q+A. 

An alumni speaker series offering current students the opportunity to hear how UB architecture graduates have designed their careers. Increase your network, be mentored, and learn about various career trajectories and work experiences in a casual, conversational format that encourages Q+A. 

An alumni speaker series offering current students the opportunity to hear how UB architecture graduates have designed their careers. Increase your network, be mentored, and learn about various career trajectories and work experiences in a casual, conversational format that encourages Q+A. 

An alumni speaker series offering current students the opportunity to hear how UB architecture graduates have designed their careers. Increase your network, be mentored, and learn about various career trajectories and work experiences in a casual, conversational format that encourages Q+A. 

Join us for our Spring 2024 Public Programs as we explore the sigificance of origin, and the complexity of our identities as a globalized society, in relation to the architecture and planning disciplines. 

March 1, 2023 | "Biosynthetic Design: Towards Adaptive Architecture"               

Sabin will present ongoing trans-disciplinary research and design spanning across the fields of cell biology, materials science, physics, fiber science, fashion, mechanical and structural engineering, and architecture.

The public lecture series for the 2022-23 academic year is dedicated to the entwined, even hopeful, themes of Recovery/Reclamation as a reflective response to the racially motivated shooting at the Tops supermarket on Buffalo’s East Side on May 14, 2022. In response, we will engage a range of speakers who address the subjects of recovery and reclamation through their work in an effort to place this recent tragedy within a broader history and perspective. 

We're pleased to announce the Spring '22 lineup in our Spring 2022 public programs as we convene thought leaders from across our disciplines to consider the socio-spatial disruptions of the past few years and offer critical reflection on the status quo. 

Our 2020-21 Lecture Series focuses on racial justice in our disciplines and the broader impacts that the work of architects and urban planners have on historically disenfranchised communities, to generate dialogue and prompt real change.

"Discursive Practices" presents the work of architects, urban planners, preservationists and historians whose approach to design bridges multiple territories of knowledge to create new work.

"Discursive Practices" presents the work of architects, urban planners, preservationists and historians whose approach to design bridges multiple territories of knowledge to create new work.

In context of today's political environment, we present architects, designers, urban planners, and researchers at work across boundaries – national borders, cultural lines, or disciplinary demarcations.

In context of today's political environment, we present architects, designers, urban planners, and researchers at work across boundaries – national borders, cultural lines, or disciplinary demarcations.

The School of Architecture and Planning invites the community inside its historic - and fully restored and renewed - home in Hayes Hall for an exciting spring 2017 lecture series.

The School of Architecture and Planning invites the community inside its historic - and fully restored and renewed - home in Hayes Hall for an exciting fall 2016 lecture series.

This semester the School of Architecture and Planning welcomes an exciting lineup of practitioners and scholars in architecture, planning and the design professions. View the full schedule now. 

This semester the School of Architecture and Planning welcomes an exciting lineup of practitioners and scholars in architecture, planning and the design professions. View the full schedule now. 

This semester the School of Architecture and Planning welcomes an exciting lineup of practitioners and scholars in architecture, planning and the design professions. View the full schedule now. 

This semester the School of Architecture and Planning welcomes an exciting lineup of practitioners and scholars in architecture, planning and the design professions. View the full schedule now. 

This semester the School of Architecture and Planning welcomes an exciting lineup of practitioners and scholars in architecture, planning and the design professions. View the full schedule now. 

The School of Architecture and Planning is pleased to announce an exciting lineup of lectures, exhibits, workshops and seminars for its fall 2013 series of public events. The program brings leading thinkers and practitioners in architecture and planning to Buffalo to engage public dialogue on critical issues in the profession today.

March 13, 2024

"Building community: Adaptive reuse for the West Side Bazaar"

March 8, 2023

"Working Relationships: Client | Architect"

March 9, 2022

Join local professionals and industry leaders for the annual "Table Talks" networking event. For the lecture portion of the event, Michael Tunkey, Denise Juron-Borgese and Stuart Green discuss the design process behind the 201 Ellicott mixed-use development project, including working within the Buffalo Green Code and navigating multiple community stakeholders to create affordable housing and a fresh food market in Buffalo’s Central Business District.

February 26, 2020

The 4th annual networking event of the Senenmut Alumni Association, “Big Building, Big Ideas…", will feature industry professionals from Buffalo's Seneca One redevelopment project. The lecture is followed by a career fair style networking event featuring local firms.