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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.

  • Students explore affordable housing prototypes, issue of displacement
    3/13/18

    The issue of affordable housing is a nationwide concern, and University at Buffalo students are making strides to address the problem at home.

  • Food scholars from Brazil, US receive Best Paper Prize
    3/13/18
    Two scholars from Brazil and three scholars from the United States have been named recipients of the Best Paper Prize on Planning for Equitable Urban and Regional Food Systems. The Best Paper Prize acknowledges and provides recognition for innovative food systems scholarship by early career scholars across the Global South and Global North, and is tied to a recent issue of Built Environment.
  • Blending in with the natural surroundings
    3/3/18
    An article on Canada’s National Post reports on Sky House on Stoney Lake, a holiday house in Ontario designed by Julia Jamrozik, assistant professor of architecture, and Coryn Kempster, adjunct assistant professor of architecture, both in the UB School of Architecture and Planning. “The quality of the daylight in the upper volume is beautiful; it’s an indoor space that really feels like the outdoors,” Jamrozik said. “And the fact that we were able to embed these playful moments into the design also makes it a success; these things make the experience of the house memorable and fun for this family.” Articles also appeared in the news outlets that include the Windsor Star, Regina Leader-Post and Ottawa Citizen.
  • Why the Best Time to Visit an Olympic City is After the Games Are Over
    2/27/18
    An article on Thrillist, an online travel and entertainment news outlet, about why the best time to visit an Olympic city is after the Games are over interviews Robert Shibley, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning and an expert in urban revitalization. “If you use the Games to do what your already existing regional and architectural plans call for, then you’re using the games as a catalyst to really make your city better,” he said.
  • Cleveland sees clean energy as tool for climate change resiliency
    2/13/18
    An article on Energy News Network features the research of Nicholas Rajkovich, assistant professor of architecture in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, who used a bicycle-based mobile weather station to identify multiple urban heat islands in Cleveland – literal hot spots within the city where temperatures can be several degrees warmer than surrounding areas – to help inform officials about how the city and county can make sure its people and infrastructure are prepared for climate change. The article includes a video produced by UB about his research.
  • Reddy bikeshare saw big increase in 2017
    2/13/18
    An article about the success of the Reddy bikeshare program, the use-it-as-you-go bicycle network that recorded 26,514 trips in 2017, up from 11,986 in 2016, reports that its partnerships with UB and other local organizations contributed to the growth. An article also appeared on Buffalo Rising.
  • As the climate changes in Cleveland and beyond, clean energy can mitigate the effects
    2/13/18
    An article on Crain’s Cleveland Business features the research of Nicholas Rajkovich, assistant professor of architecture in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, who used a bicycle-based mobile weather station to identify multiple urban heat islands in Cleveland – literal hot spots within the city where temperatures can be several degrees warmer than surrounding areas – to help inform officials about how the city and county can make sure its people and infrastructure are prepared for climate change.
  • UB architecture faculty receive coveted ‘Emerging Voices’ award
    2/12/18
    Two UB architecture professors are among this year’s recipients of the Architectural League of New York’s annual Emerging Voices awards.
  • Buffalo is headed to Venice
    2/9/18

    The School of Architecture and Planning is taking Buffalo’s story of place – and its place within it - to the world as an invited exhibitor at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. The six-month event is the world’s largest and premier exhibit of architecture and design.

  • UB architect manipulates metal and light to create a curious cube
    2/7/18
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — During the day, light pours in from two sides through the more than 72,000 holes laser-precision drilled into the stainless steel panels that veil the building’s façade.
  • Stratigakos named interim vice provost for inclusive excellence
    2/5/18

    Despina Stratigakos, professor in the School of Architecture and Planning, has been named interim vice provost for inclusive excellence for the University at Buffalo. 

  • 2018 Emerging Voices Award Winners Announced
    2/1/18
    An article in Metropolis magazine reports Stephanie Davidson, visiting assistant professor of architecture, and Georg Rafailidis, associate professor of architecture, have been named to the list of Emerging Voices awardees by the Architectural League of New York. Articles also appeared on ArchDaily and The Architect’s Newspaper.