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Zachary Korosh is a senior double major in environmental design and political science at UB and an active force in the community. His goal is to become an advocate-planner, working to change systemic issues affecting communities.

Since its inception half a century ago, the UB School of Architecture and Planning has been a champion for the preservation of our urban and architectural heritage. Now it has degree and certificate programs in preservation practice so others might carry the work forward.

A network of African American students and students of African descent in the School of Architecture and Planning are facilitating engagement of underrepresented students with minority communities in the City of Buffalo. 

Aleiya Als, a senior in UB's BS Arch program, reflects on building diversity in the profession and practice of architecture.

Buffalo’s story of place is being shared with mayors, ministers, journalists and thousands of others attending the United Nations’ 10th World Urban Forum this week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Kennedy Alexis is a first-year Master of Urban Planning student at the School of Architecture and Planning who is also pursuing a Master of Arts in Economics in UB's School of Management. As an aspiring international development consultant, she is interested in creating "conscious infrastructure" that will support the economic, human and social sustainability of undeserved communities, particularly in the Global South.

Samendy Brice, a second-year Master of Architecture student and winner of the inaugural Watts Scholarship, shares her passion for building diverse and inclusive spaces and communities. She is currently completing her thesis research on structural enablers of food access along the border of Ouanaminthe, Haiti, and Dajabon, Dominican Republic.

Welcome back to a new semester, a new year, and a new decade. As we reflect on a rewarding and successful fall - and acknowledge all that we accomplished together - another semester awaits with promise and potential.

A graduate preservation planning studio has completed an adaptive reuse proposal for a 19th century barn located on the historic Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo.

This fall, two studios in the BA Environmental Design program were busy developing design recommendations for two critical sites spanning municipal borders in and around Buffalo.

Along with eleven other masters of urban planning students, I was part of an urban planning studio aimed at developing a vision for a new rail trail.