An article in Curbed's series 'The Architect's City' discusses Architecture professor Joyce Hwang's firm 'Ants on the Prairie' and her ideas for making Buffalo's buildings and unused spaces more wildlife-friendly.
The latest publication from UB architectural historian Despina Stratigakos uses the architectural profession as a lens to examine issues that affect women across male-dominated occupations, from a lack of female role models to unequal pay.
As part of the school's "Collaboration + Competition" course this past spring, architecture students worked with community organizations to launch a design ideas competition for a "summer place" for young audiences at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor.
An item in the Honor Roll column reports Robert Shibley, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners for his planning leadership and community service over the past four decades, and for his role in advancing, championing and quietly leading the revitalization of Buffalo and Western New York.
An article reports the Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation has given UB a $1 million gift to help support restoration of Hayes Hall on the South Campus, and notes the School of Architecture and Planning will name the building’s atrium in honor of the Ciminelli family.
Buffalo Rising’s new podcasting channel features a conversation with Robert Shibley, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning, about his role in One Region Forward, the award-winning sustainable planning initiative for the Buffalo and Niagara regions.
Structures made from paper fiber. Zero-energy façade shading that adapts photo-chemically to light. And an ancient building technique carried out by 21st century robots. Such possibilities will be tested by teams of UB architects and engineers with support from the SMART Community of Excellence.
An article in Business First reports Robert Shibley, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning, has been elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
An article on Realtor.com News about how to spot a neighborhood that’s ready to gentrify quotes Robert Silverman, professor of urban and regional planning in the School of Architecture and Planning, who said signs of gentrification include an increase in homes with updated exteriors and expansion by local employers such as corporations and hospitals. “Those types of investments are signs that an area might be turning around,” he said. The article also appeared on Yahoo Finance.
In their coverage of the death of renowned architect Zaha Hadid, the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, several media outlets around the world reached out to Despina Stratigakos, interim chair of architecture. Her book, “Where are the Women Architects?” (2015, Princeton University Press) devotes an entire chapter to the sexism that Hadid met throughout her career.
