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Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Spring '24

2024-01-17T13:44:00-05:00

The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has shared its 2024 Spring Public Lectures lineup as part of our Get Lectured series looking at different events taking place for the upcoming academic term.

Lectures begin on February 14 with the school’s Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab Director Samina Raja. Her talk will be followed on February 21 with a visit from Kengo Kuma and Associates’ Balázs Bognár. The Dean’s Lecture “The Future Today” from Stoss’ Chris Reed comes next on February 28, followed again by the Bethune Lecture from Professor Jeannette Kuo on March 6.

Events continue into the next month with a lecture from the current Clarkson Chair in Architecture participants Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey of O’Donnell+Tuomey on April 10. An opening for an exhibition of Reyner Banham Fellow Kearon Roy Taylor’s work follows that event on April 18, and the terms ends with the Sydney Gross Symposium: Designing and Building a Living Memorial on April...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Fall '23

2023-08-22T17:43:00-04:00

Summer is winding down, and that means it's time again for our Get Lectured series, which continues today with a look at the events taking place at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning this fall.

This academic year’s programming at UB is centered around the theme For/From: Considering Origins and explores the topic’s significance within an architecture and planning context, culminating in a body of thought that touches on areas such as placemaking, memory, and the importance of cultural exchange which are all vital components of understanding and success in both disciplines.

"As a globalized society, our identities and origins are often complicated and dynamic," the school explains. "The ideas of ‘from’ and ‘for’ directly probe this complexity. One may be removed or distanced from where one originated, one may return after years of being away, or one may have never left in the first place. [...] Whether these relationships are natural, adopted, forced, plan...

Julia Czerniak chosen as next dean of University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning

2023-06-22T12:37:00-04:00

Noted architect, landscape architect, and Syracuse University professor Julia Czerniak has been named dean of the University at Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning following a competitive search to find the next design education leader for the SUNY flagship campus.

Czerniak will take office effective September 11th and comes to campus with extensive experience both in academia and the development of communities like Buffalo that are working to come out of the long shadow of deindustrialization.

Czerniak has been on faculty at Syracuse since 1995 and served as the associate dean of the School of Architecture between 2014 and 2022. The Penn State, Princeton, and Glasgow School of Art alumna is also the founding creative director at CLEAR, a unique interdisciplinary design practice focused on developing urban landscapes in cities in the Rust Belt region. Her work there and at other ventures has led to a 2024 residency at the American Academy in Rome and the J.B. Jackson Book ...

University at Buffalo students are constructing tiny homes to fight homelessness

2022-06-20T13:55:00-04:00

Students from the University at Buffalo have embarked on the construction of three tiny homes to help combat homelessness. Led by Brad Wales, a clinical assistant professor at the university’s Department of Architecture, the initiative forms part of a design-build program within the school called the Small Built Works Project.

Tilt House render. Image courtesy of University at Buffalo

The process began with students designing prototypes for tiny houses, which were developed into permit-ready construction documents for three homes in Syracuse, New York. Construction on the homes began in June 2022, and are expected to be completed by June 2023.

Passive Solar House render. Image courtesy of University at Buffalo

For Wales, the project is the latest of dozens of projects undertaken in the Small Built Works Project’s 21 year history, which has secured nine building permits to develop and install public benefit projects across Buffalo. The program has been focused on affordable housing sinc...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Fall '20

2020-10-12T18:41:00-04:00

As architecture programs being their fall term, many have decided to take this time to address issues of racial and social injustices happening across the nation and within the profession. Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has focused their Fall lecture series on addressing how the school can take actionable steps in the right direction in their academic programming and their public events. The school shares, "the 2020-21 Lecture Series at the UB School of Architecture and Planning will focus on racial justice in our disciplines and the broader impacts that the work of architects and urban planners have on historically disenfranchised communities, to generate dialogue and prompt real change."

Wit...

Carnegie Mellon names Omar Khan as new School of Architecture Head

2020-05-11T12:37:00-04:00

Designer and educator Omar Khan has been appointed as the new Head of the Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture.

Khan is currently the chair of the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Khan is also a co-principal, with Laura Garófalo, of design-research practice Liminal Projects and partner, with Jordan Geiger, in Gekh, a design consultancy.

Khan has served as University at Buffalo department chair for seven years and has helped lead the school's efforts to expand graduate offerings there while also developing key industry collaborations, according to a statement published to the Carnegie Mellon website.

Additionally, Khan has co-directed the Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies (CAST) and has edited the Situated Technologies Pamphlet Series. CAST is a research outfit created via a collaboration between the Center for Virtual Architecture, The Institute for Distributed Creativity (iDC), and the Architectural League of...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Spring '19

2019-02-11T09:22:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Spring 2019

It's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The University at Buffalo School of Architecture + Planning's Spring '19 lecture series will host lectures by Daniel Libeskind (new date TBA), Zhu Pei, Mustafa Faruki, Lauren Bricker, Andrew Berman, Jane Battersby, and Sarah Lopez. Other upcoming events include the “Architecture for, by, and with Deafness” and the “Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture since 1968” symposia, a special Pecha Kucha event, the “Cages / Logging” exhibition, “The House(s) Show”, the annual ATELIER week-long series, and many more.

Want to see more lecture pos...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Fall '18

2018-08-31T13:27:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018

With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

For Fall 2018, the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning's “Discursive Practices” lecture series features the interdisciplinary work of architects, urban planners, preservationists, and historians that engage with both the past and present. “By acknowledging and engaging with the cultural and institutional basis of inherited knowledge systems, these speakers challenge reductive modes of analysis and reveal openings for expanding the social reach and relevance of contemporary design.”

Starting September 5, events in...

Documentary showcases how architecture students of the University at Buffalo School are shaping the city

2018-07-19T16:11:00-04:00

"How do we bring a city not back to what it was, but what it needs to be in the future?" A new documentary at the Venice Architecture Biennale explores this question, showcasing how students of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning are learning from and rebuilding the Rust Belt city around them.

Once a thriving American city, since the latter 20th century, Buffalo has seen a sharp population loss and growing inequality stemming from its industrial decline. As Buffalo rebounds, students and faculty of the University are becoming an integral part of this process. Whether it's working with local refugee entrepreneurs or revitalizing local fabrication and industry, students are using the city itself as a laboratory, deeply embedding themselves in the community and the challenges it faces.

Their work is currently being showcased at the Time Space Existence exhibition in Venice, through a new film and an accompanying catalog highlighting sites of faculty and stude...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Spring '18

2018-02-06T15:23:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2018

Archinect's Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

For Spring '18, the theme of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture + Planning's lecture series is “Border Crossing”.

“In the context of today's political climate, and in the border city of Buffalo, the program explores how borders can be productively transgressed through a number of discursive positions and practices, operating between territories, cultures, and ideologies. This series of speakers emphasizes the importance and urgency for transnational cross-pollination in architecture and planning and celebrates the positive impact of immigrants and citizens from ...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Fall '17

2017-09-08T13:15:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017

Ready or not, the start of the new school year is coming up. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning's Fall 2017 lecture series is titled “Border Crossing”. “In the context of the current divisive political environment and within the border city of Buffalo, the series presents architects, designers, urban planners, and researchers working across boundaries – national borders, cultural lines, and disciplinary demarcations.”

Here's a selection of upcoming lectures. All events take place at 6 p.m. in 403 Hayes Hall, unless otherwise noted.

Sept ...

Examining Buffalo architecture through film at UB

2017-09-01T20:34:00-04:00

Yamazaki’s residency is part of the program’s ambitious and multi-dimensional schedule for 2017-18 that opened in April with New York City-based composer Laura Kaminsky and virtual artist Rebecca Allen and continued with Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista in July, which included the unveiling of “Beat Blossom,” Buffalo sculptor Shasti O’Leary Soudant’s public art installation in the Percussion Garden of Artpark, in Lewiston, New York.

As part of its Creative Arts Initiative (CAI), the University at Buffalo will have Rima Yamazaki, an independent documentary filmmaker specializing in contemporary art and architecture, in residence Sep 1 to Oct 31.

Yamazaki directs, films and edits all of her work. Her new documentary on Buffalo architecture will examine architectural masterpieces and abandoned houses, preservation and demolition through a personal observational style that is centered around reflecting on the arts. “I’d like to reveal something that cannot be expressed in words. This is to be a cinematic study on the relationship between architecture, society and people,” says Yamazaki, “Architecture can be a treasure or a burden to a city. A building is a big expensive thing, not only to build, but also to maintain. It’s not just a place for people to live and work; it also reflects the society and people’s lives.”

On Wednesday, Sep 13, from 6-7:30 pm, UB will host a screening and a discussion of Yamazaki’s 2010 f...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Spring '17

2017-02-28T20:55:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter & Spring 2017

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session for Winter and Spring 2017. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Don't miss out on these upcoming Spring '17 lecture events at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.

Mar 1
Jose Bruguera / Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
6PM

Mar 8
Playspace
Joy Kuebler RLA, ASLA / Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC
Jen Maigret / University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, MAde Studio
Trevor Smith / Peabody Essex Museum, Curator of the Present Tense Susan G. Solomon / Curatorial Resources & Research, architectural historian, a...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Spring '16

2016-02-02T13:44:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2016

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The next featured poster comes from the University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning.

Their Spring '16 series focuses on 'Shipping Architecture', an intermittent series of events that pairs speakers whose work may have as-yet unknown relationships. The word "shipping" is used colloquially, in reference to relationships, celebrity couples or imaginary ones. In this series, Shipping "serves as a structure that is playful but also productive of new discourse."

All events take place at 6 p.m. in 301 Crosby Hall, unless noted.

Feb 17
Ron He...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Fall '15

2015-10-06T13:12:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is ready for another school year. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Our next featured poster comes from the University at Buffalo School of Architecture + Planning.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming events. Events start at 6 p.m. in 301 Crosby Hall, unless otherwise noted.

Oct 8
Eliel & Eero Saarinen
at Kleinhans Music Hall Exhibition, Kleinhans Hall
Curated by Brian Carter

Oct 9
Juhani Pallasmaa, Architect

Oct 14
McKim
McLain Clutter / Master of None and University of Michigan
Janette Kim / All of the Above and Syracuse University

Oct 14
7 p.m.
McLain Clutter, Hacking Geodemography
at the Architecture Library Gallery, Exhibition...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Spring '15

2015-02-06T12:28:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session! Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

The next featured poster comes from the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Events are held at 6 p.m. in 301 Crosby Hall (UB South Campus), unless otherwise noted**. AIA and AICP Continuing Education Credits available.

Feb 18 **
2 - 6 pm
Symposium: Aesthetics of Citizenship
Stacey Clarkson / Harper’s Magazine
Keller Easterling / Yale University School of Architecture
Jordan Geiger / University at Buffalo
Bradshaw Hovey / Buffalo Regional Institute
Christina Orsi / Western New York Regional Economic Development Council
Erkin Özay / ...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Fall '14

2014-10-13T20:42:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2014

Say hello to another edition of Archinect's Get Lectured, where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Today's poster features the Fall '14 Public Programs from the University at Buffalo - School of Architecture and Planning.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

All events are held at 6 p.m. in 301 Crosby Hall (UB South Campus), unless otherwise noted. Below are upcoming events only.

OCTOBER

Oct. 15
Joyce Hwang / Ants of the Prairie & University at Buffalo

Oct. 22
Camilo Restrepo / AGENdA Agencia de Arquitectura, Medellín

Oct. 24
Exhibition Opening and Talk
“Hacking Geodemography: Domestic / Data Occupations”
McLain Clutter & Matt Kenyon / Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning & Stamps Schoo...

Get Lectured: University at Buffalo, Spring '14

2014-03-03T13:33:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often — and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!

Our first poster of the week comes from the University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Below are upcoming events only. All events are held at 6:00 pm in 301 Crosby Hall, unless otherwise noted.

MARCH

March 12
DAVID KAMP / Dirtworks

March 23-28
Situated Technologies Research Group Lecture:
BILLI...

Get Lectured: Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning Fall '13

2013-09-24T11:22:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2013

Here on Archinect we recently launched "Get Lectured", where we'll feature a school's lecture series--along with their snazzy posters--for the current season. Check back regularly to stay up-to-date and mark your calendars for any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

For Tuesday, we're featuring the just-launched poster from the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are lectures only. All events are held at 6:00 pm in 301 Crosby Hall, unless otherwise noted**

OCTOBER

October 2
Archiculture: Film Screening and Discussion
Ian Harris, Producer
Sponsored by the GSA

October 9
The Jammal Lecture
Qing Shen / Professor and Chair, Urban Design and Planning - University of Washington

October 14
John Peterson / Public Architecture, AIA
Sponsored by Open Hand St...

In Buffalo, One Man's Living Museum

2013-01-24T00:16:00-05:00

In 2009, Dennis Maher... bought an abandoned property from D’Youville College for $10,000...After he sorted through the junk he found inside, he began to build, reconfiguring the pieces of things like a home entertainment center...and dollhouse furniture... He attached the structures he created to the floors, walls and ceilings, like Joseph Cornell sculptures run amok...You can sense dust bunnies everywhere swelling with importance.

Bat Cloud

2012-08-03T12:33:00-04:00

“Bat Cloud,” as her creation is called, is an unusual array of hanging bat houses installed at the refuge in May by the University at Buffalo architecture professor with the help of current and former students.

Animal architecture: Rescued bee colony gets new waterfront home

2012-06-21T14:10:00-04:00

A massive and thriving colony of bees living in an abandoned industrial site in Buffalo has been moved into a brand new home, designed for them by architecture graduate students in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.