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Rethinking school design in an age of gun violence
5/6/26
Frustrated by a lack of action on gun violence in our country, Master of Architecture student and 2025-26 Eberhard Research Fellow Alli Presutti is mobilizing design as a solution for student security and well-being in schools.
Baldy Center grant to support PhD student dissertation on affordable housing
5/1/26
Urban planning PhD candidate Ambreen Rehman-Veal has been awarded a UB Baldy Center Research Grant to advance her dissertation research on affordable housing policy in Lahore, Pakistan.
BAED graduate to implement award-winning studio project
5/1/26
Budding social entrepreneur and recent BAED graduate Tendaji Ya'Ukuu has been recognized for a culminating undergraduate studio project that they will now help implement as co-founder of East Side Stewards, a community redevelopment organization for Buffalo’s East Side.
Probing power of tools, and tools of power along the digital-analog divide
5/1/26
Timothy Noble (MArch '23), a self-described robotics sculptor, designer and machine learning enthusiast, came to the field relatively later in life, landing in UB's MArch program after more than two decades of exploring the intersection of art, technology and social concerns. Today, he's investigating fundamental questions of design with students as an adjunct faculty member at UB.
Banham Fellowship Exhibition Explores Reuse in Architecture Through Objectile Adventures
4/29/26
The lobby of UB’s Hayes Hall got a new floor this month—but it’s temporary. The 2026 Banham Fellow Exhibition—an installation by Celia Chaussabel titled Objectile Adventures: The Floor—celebrated its opening on April 20. Testing methods for designing, building, and telling stories with reused building materials, the project challenges us to consider the narratives embedded in the objects around us and how that affects our perception and use of them.
Students put Indigenous planning principles into practice for endangered Turtle building
4/27/26
A group of UB urban planning students in a new course on Indigenous Planning are advancing principle into practice with planning that could help save one of the region’s most historic examples of Indigenous architecture.
METROPOLIS Future100 Class of 2026 Includes 3 UB Architecture Students
4/20/26
The prestigious METROPOLIS Future100 class of 2026 includes three students from the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning — Berkan Sari (MArch ’26), Yosi Hoffman (MArch ’26), and Mason Montgomery (MArch ’27).
Architecture school mourns death of beloved professor
4/14/26
Annette LeCuyer is being remembered as an esteemed teacher and mentor, and for her contributions to contemporary practice and design research.
The Beautiful Game: Big Projects Studio Tackles Stadium Design
4/13/26
The UB School of Architecture and Planning's Spring 2026 Big Projects Studio, titled “The Beautiful Game,” took shape around one of the world’s biggest sporting events: the upcoming World Cup, which will be hosted this summer in stadiums across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. For Joyce Hwang—professor in the Department of Architecture and a self-described “huge soccer fan”—the timing couldn’t be better. This global tournament provided inspiration and a real-world framework for this year’s studio.
Honoring Women in Architecture: 2026 Bethune Lecture and “In Her Steps” Exhibition
4/6/26
In 2007, Brian Carter, who was serving as dean of UB’s School of Architecture and Planning, had an idea for a new lecture series. His goal was to celebrate contemporary women architects whose work has made a lasting impact on both the profession and the built environment. The series was named in honor of Louise Blanchard Bethune—a pioneering Buffalo architect recognized as the first professional woman architect in the United States. It now has the distinction of being the longest-running academic lecture series dedicated to women in architecture in the nation.
Complete rehab of Parker part of next round of South Campus construction
4/3/26
An energy hub powered by a geothermal wellfield is also part of the $110-million project.
A Builder at Heart: Award-Winning UB Alum Reflects on His Architecture Journey
3/17/26
When Justin Allen (BA Philosophy ‘02, MArch ‘06) graduated from UB with a degree in philosophy, he wasn’t entirely sure what to do next. But he had spent his summers working construction and grew up around his father’s tool and die shop near Rochester, so the world of making things felt familiar—and compelling.

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