In response to the tragic racist shooting in Buffalo on May 14, the faculty of the School of Architecture and Planning have been called upon by national media to help understand existing conditions across East Buffalo and inform the conversation about just how deeply racism is embedded in our urban context.  

We are shocked and heartbroken by the racist hate crime committed in our city on May 14, 2022. We grieve for all our neighbors who are the victims and their families, our city, and our region. In solidarity, we lift up one another with open hearts, compassion, respect, and love.

Jin Young Song, UB associate professor of architecture at UB, has won multiple awards for his research and practice on façade renovations and alternative construction systems. Most recently, he was invited to redesign the façade of a 12-story hospital in Korea using building-integrated photovoltaics or BIPV.

What do Chautauqua County and Central Africa have in common? Most people would struggle to answer that question, but not Korydon Smith, chair and professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, and co-director of UB’s Community for Global Health Equity