Media Mentions

An article about a new international design competition that aims to revitalize Buffalo’s 1.5-mile elevated rail corridor into a multiuse urban nature trail and greenway reports the competition will be judged by a jury that includes Robert Shibley, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning, and Charles Davis II, assistant professor of architecture.

An article on Yale Climate Connections about intensifying rainfall across the country and the growing risk of catastrophic floods interviews Nicholas Rajkovich, assistant professor of architecture in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, who said some level of uncertainty will always exist because every storm is affected by a multitude of factors, from air flow to topography. “We might not know what the exact rainfall rate is going to be in the future, but we know it’s probably going to be a lot larger and a lot more intense, so if we’re moving systems in a direction to be able to deal with that, it might not be a hundred percent perfect in the future, but it’s well on its way,” he said.

An article about Torn Space Theater’s 2018 Response Festival reports one production’s sets were designed by students from the UB School of Architecture and Planning, which helped fund the residency through a Creative Arts Initiative grant.

An article on Buffalo Rising about the Downtown Public Library’s Reading Park reports the library has been working with community groups, including students from the UB School of Architecture and Planning, to flesh out the design details and how visitors will interact with the park.

An article on e-Architect by Brian Carter, professor of architecture in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, looks at a new concert hall to be built in Russia and what it means in terms of social history. “That new concert hall planned for the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra in Yekaterinburg offers hope and is to be celebrated. While there may be hints of grand foyers they appear not to overshadow closed halls as with Garnier’s Paris Opera. Instead, plans for this new 1,600 seat concert hall spread out the audience so all are clearly on display while musicians play against a vast backdrop of the city,” he writes.

An article on Buffalo Rising looks at Better On Bailey: Infrastructure Plan, a design proposal by Matthew Straub, a student in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, that looks at streetscape designs for Bailey Avenue that will calm traffic, promote multi-modal transportation and create a people-friendly business corridor between Winspear and Kensington avenues.

WIVB-TV’s Wake-Up morning show broadcast live from UB’s GRoW Home on South Campus throughout the morning Wednesday. Segments featured live interviews with Martha Bohm, assistant professor of architecture; Ken MacKay, clinical associate professor of architecture; and UB architecture graduate Chris Osterhoudt. A shorter segment aired during Channel 4’s noon newscast. https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/-grow-home-is-low-energy-living-teaching-tool-at-university-at-buffalo/1512852892

An article in the Financial Times features the work of UB architecture professor Joyce Hwang in its review of "Pet-tecture: Design for Pets," published by Phaidon. On Hwang's "Bat Tower," the article states: "Aiming to raise awareness of the importance of bats to our ecosystem, this bold and striking structure resembles a gargantuan sleeping bat." (The article is viewable only by subscribers).

An article on Buffalo Rising reports “See It Through Buffalo,” a documentary short produced in association with the UB School of Architecture and Planning that aired as part of the prestigious 2018 Venice Biennale, will premiere in Buffalo as part of the Buffalo International Film Festival on Oct. 5 in the North Park Theatre. The article notes that the film was directed by Greg Delaney, clinical assistant professor of architecture. 

A story on WBKW-TV about a recent article in The Guardian in which a Harvard professor says Buffalo has the assets to be a climate refuge interviews Zoe Hamstead, assistant professor of environmental planning in UB’s School of Architecture and Planning, who agreed, but cautioned that “Buffalo has an incredibly beautiful, historic building stock. And, I think that's one of the real assets, but it also presents a real challenge when it comes to energy efficiency.”