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Media Mentions

Our faculty are frequently called upon to inform critical issues facing the world today. See the latest faculty and school mentions in the press.

  • How an Ancestor of the Bicycle Relates to Climate Resilience
    4/24/19
    An article in City Lab reports on the work of students in a studio in the UB School of Architecture and Planning who created laufmaschines, also known as the “dandy horse,” a precursor to the bicycle that was invented in 1816 in response to a very serious climate crisis that impacted the entire world. The article interviews Nick Rajkovich, assistant professor of architecture, who said, “What’s pretty amazing is, among the 15 vehicles and among these dozens and dozens of students, there’s not one solution that’s exactly the same,” adding, “The laufmaschine was designed 200 years ago in response to a climate crisis. It still holds valuable lessons today, because there’s a lot of interest in the bicycle as a carbon-neutral mode of transportation.”
  • Albright-Knox expansion on course to pass preservation hurdles
    4/20/19
    An article about plans for the expansion of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery amid concerns by preservationists interviews Gregory Delaney, clinical assistant professor of architecture in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, about concerns the plan will block the view from the courtyard of Gordon Bunshaft’s 1962 building and E.B. Green’s original 1905 building. "I think it fundamentally still destroys the essence of what’s so strong about that space," he said. "I would say that I am very skeptical that they can pull it off in a way that it won’t just basically look awful in a matter of a few years."
  • Real estate development students tour Sidewalk Toronto
    4/18/19

    Last month, students in UB's real estate development program spent the day in Toronto touring and meeting with project leaders of one of North America's largest urban developments, the 800-acre Sidewalk Toronto project.

  • HHL Architects’ scholarship program celebrates 50-year partnership with UB
    4/17/19
    The Buffalo firm HHL Architects, whose ties to the school date back to 1969 when both organizations were founded, has established a student assistance fund to commemorate the 50-year-old partnership.
  • Editorial: Urban trailblazing creates a High Line for Buffalo
    4/11/19
    An editorial about plans to create a 1.5-mile nature trail along the elevated High Line rail line running from Canalside to Riverbend notes that the hope is to have it ready for use within three years and quotes Robert Shibley, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning, who said, “It’s not about how fast. It’s about how good.”
  • Artpark’s 2019 Fairy House Festival
    4/9/19
    An article in Buffalo Rising about the Fairy House Festival on June 9 at Artpark reports highlights include an interactive indoor fabric installation titled Color Constellation by Virginia Melnyk, adjunct instructor of architecture in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, which features brightly colored fabrics stretched to form large star-like shapes.
  • From scrap metal art to sledding hills, 20 designs for Buffalo's High Line park
    4/8/19
    A front-page article in the Buffalo News about 20 designs that have been proposed for Buffalo’s High Line Park interviews Robert Shibley, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning, who discussed how it will fit into Buffalo’s larger park system. “It’s not about how fast, it’s about how good,” he said. The article notes that the juried competition will be judged by a panel that includes Shibley and Charles Davis II, assistant professor of architectural history and criticism.
  • How a Buffalo BikeShare pilot turned into the future of Uber
    4/8/19
    Last April, in a move signaling the company’s pivot from ride sharing to non-vehicular transportation, Uber — recently named the most valuable venture-backed U.S. startup — purchased a bike-share company for a reported $200 million.
  • Community-as-classroom approach drives regeneration
    4/5/19

    Leaders from UB, the Yale School of Architecture, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design gathered recently to consider how their programs shape the cities around them.

  • Jin Young Song's steel assembly proposal wins Forge Prize (Phase 1)
    3/20/19

    A proposal by professor Jin Young Song that envisions a more efficient assembly system for steel construction has been announced as a 2019 Forge Prize Phase 1 Winner.

  • Stars align on Eastern Hills redesign
    3/15/19

    With the project in its early stages, UB architecture and urban design students were able to offer their own ideas for redeveloping the mall in Clarence.

  • First look at Lasalle Park's $50 Million makeover
    3/13/19
    WKBW quoted UB School of Architecture and Planning Dean Robert Shibley in an article on the first unveiling of a 3-D model of the $50 million renovation of LaSalle Park. “The exciting thing about a project like this, is that all those voices find their way into this work and they can see it and they can account for it,” he said.