When John Eberhard was first in Buffalo and working to create a new architecture school at UB he met with the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects to explain his plans. During a question and answer period, a member named John Y. Sloan stood up and declared: “Dean Eberhard, I hope you are going to teach these people how to draw.” Without a pause, Eberhard replied, “Mr. Sloan, I am going to teach them how to think.”

As this year's Reyner Banham Fellow, Emily Kutil will bring her interdisciplinary approach to an exploration of the history and future of water, land, power, and life in the Great Lakes Watershed.

A graduate studio that examined the feasibility of innovation districts in Buffalo has earned a top award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.

Architecture professor Korydon Smith's efforts to build a more inclusive coffee value chain are supporting peace and economic opportunity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.