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The School of Architecture and Planning is partnering with People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH Buffalo) to train Buffalo’s workforce in climate-resilient design and development. The effort will result in the Sustainability Workforce Training Center, a 2,500-square-foot, zero-net energy building that will house a six-week training program to prepare unemployed and underemployed individuals for the local green workforce, and the next generation of climate activists. The project leverages PUSH Buffalo’s efforts to expand local hiring opportunities and advance economic and climate justice with the School's faculty expertise in adapting the built environment to extreme weather and climate change. 

This past Spring, senior architecture students working under the direction of Brad Wales and working in partnership with A Tiny Home for Good designed three tiny home prototypes for people experiencing homelessness and then developed them to permit-ready construction. The homes are now under construction in Syracuse and are scheduled for completion by June 2023.

See full coverage of our 50+ Anniversary Celebration, which joined the School together across the eras and opened the conversation for our next 50 years.

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 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.