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  • Exploring the Intersection of Making, Technology, and Sustainability in Architecture
    12/17/25
    Throughout his life, UB architecture student Nathan Ruffalo (MArch ’26, BS Arch ’24) has nurtured a curiosity for making and for mastering new tools. After earning his bachelor of science in architecture at UB in 2024, he entered the master of architecture program—another step toward shaping his future career. During that time, his talent for fabrication has stood out brilliantly, earning him recognition from faculty and landing him the Advanced Fabrication Graduate Fellowship, awarded during his first year in the master’s program.
  • City Life Studio Showcases Urban Housing Design Through Competition and Public Exhibit
    12/10/25
    Crosby Hall buzzed with energy as students from the UB School of Architecture and Planning gathered for the presentation of the top 10 housing projects from this year’s City Life Senior Studio. These finalists—shortlisted from 43 total teams—were presenting to an international jury of architectural professionals and scholars.
  • Fast-Track to the Future: UB Students Accelerate Their Path to Urban Planning
    12/8/25
    In spring 2025, Christian Powell (END ’24, MUP ’26) and Liliana Visca (END ’24, MUP ’26) took the next step in their academic journey—beginning the Master of Urban Planning (MUP) program at the University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning. Both had already distinguished themselves by earning their Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design (END) from UB, summa cum laude with highest distinction in the major—all at an accelerated pace.
  • A Team of 16 Scholars Unlocks the Life of an Unconventional Architect
    12/5/25
    When SUNY Distinguished Professor Despina Stratigakos began her doctoral dissertation, she stumbled upon an obscure Austrian architect named Ella Briggs and was instantly captivated. But finding information about Briggs proved nearly impossible. For decades, Stratigakos carried her unanswered questions with her.
  • UB to offer design for manufacturing and construction degree
    12/5/25

    The new program will prepare students to manage and deliver complex projects using new design methods.

  • Crosby renovation awarded grand prize by AIA Buffalo/WNY
    12/3/25

    UB architecture student Pouya Pakkhesal was also recognized at the chapter's Architecture Design Awards program.

  • UB to offer online affordable housing degree certificate
    12/2/25

    Newly approved program in the School of Architecture and Planning will prepare students to ensure future housing is made affordable for all.

  • Building Equity Through Data: UB’s Food Lab Welcomes Dr. Jane Dai
    12/1/25
    In October 2025, Dr. Jane Dai became the newest member of the University at Buffalo’s Food Systems Planning and Health Communities Lab (Food Lab) in the School of Architecture and Planning. She joins the team to support a major initiative funded by a three-year, $795,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The project aims to examine community food systems dashboards and develop guidelines for how to leverage these dashboards as tools to advance data equity for food equity.
  • Alumnus Dale White Honored for Transformative Affordable Housing Project
    11/21/25
    Each year, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) awards the Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award to recognize developments that demonstrate remarkable creativity in their efforts to expand housing opportunities. This year, Market Street Village, an affordable housing project in San Diego, CA earned this prestigious honor, an achievement that holds special significance for University at Buffalo alumnus Dale White (BAED ’05). 
  • UB planner selected for AIA leadership program
    11/20/25

    Samira Sheikholeslami will take part in the ‘Next to Lead’ training program for racially and ethnically diverse women in architecture.

  • Preparing scholars for Fulbright Awards
    11/17/25

    Faculty Affairs is hosting a networking event to help inform and prepare faculty to successfully apply to this prestigious — and for many transformative — program.

  • Exploring Feminism in Architecture: María Novas Joins UB as Stratigakos Fellow
    11/14/25
    In 2023, SUNY Distinguished Professor Despina Stratigakos established a visiting fellowship within the UB School of Architecture and Planning. Its purpose is to support research on the built environment as a vehicle for the creation of more inclusive communities, with a focus on gender and sexuality in architecture. Stratigakos is a prodigious scholar whose research examines how power and ideology function in architecture.