Media Mentions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A story on WIVB-TV reports students from UB’s Prosperity Scholars program traveled to the Michigan Avenue African-American Heritage Corridor Thursday to learn about the people who have lived in the neighborhoods and shaped the city, and interviews Kelley Mosher, a graduate student in urban planning. “One of the interesting things I learned from today’s panel is that some people might look, from the surface level, they have the same background but they all have different stories to tell,” she said.

A story on WIVB-TV about progress being made on the Bailey Green neighborhood improvement project notes that an urban planning team from UB has been involved in the efforts.

An article on Curbed, a real-estate blog network, about the increasing number of Americans who are experiencing eviction and the role that gentrification plays in the problem interviews Robert Silverman, professor of urban planning, who said market forces unchecked by government economic policies have combined to push up rental prices across the board, particularly in desirable metro areas like Washington, D.C. “Rents have been outpacing income growth, even in terms of other housing markets, like the mortgage market,” he said. “Landlords have been raising rents even though [household] income hasn’t kept up with costs.”

An opinion piece about the “new” Buffalo, which The New York Times recently named as one of its “52 Places to Go in 2018,” reports that 13 years ago the Buffalo Niagara Cultural Tourism Initiative released its strategy for attracting visitors to the region and notes the document was the result of nearly two years of community meetings, focus groups, interviews and data analysis by UB’s Regional Institute and its consultants.