Spring 2009

Commencement

Commencement was held on May 9, 2009, with about 160 students participating in the ceremony. Separate ceremonies were held fo rthe architecture and planning programs.

 

Lectures

All Lectures begin at 5:30 pm in Crosby 301 unless otherwise noted.

  • 01.22.09 Laura Cooney

    Laura Cooney is an architect, a New York State Code Enforcement Officer, and member of the AIA Codes and Standards Committee.

     

    02.09.09 Grafton Architects

    Grafton Architects, established in Ireland in 1974 by Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell, received the 2008 World Building of the Year Award for Universita Luigi Bocconi in Milan.

     

  • 03.04.09 Federico Diaz

    The Czech-Argentinian artist and activits Federico Diaz has created new environments worldwide. His installation ULTRA was shown for Art Basel Miami Beach 2008.

     

    03.16.09 Jason Corburn, GPSA Lecture

    Jason Corburn is an urban and regional planner whose research focuses on cities. The author of Street Science, he teaches at UC Berkeley.

  • 03.18.09 Hanif Kara

    Hanif Kara, an engineer who has designed a number of award-winning structures, is a founder of AKT - a design-led structural and civic engineer consultancy. Their work was featured in a recent book and exhibited in London.

  • 03.25.09 Gianni Botsford

    Gianni Botsford is an architect with offices inthe UK and Italy. The library that he designed in Costa Rica was highlighted recently by Architectural Review and Architectural Record.

     

  • 03.26.09 Stih & Schnock

    Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock, German artists, have fundamentally changed the discourse on the politics and policies of memorialization.

     

    03.27.09 MOS, Martell Lecture

    MOS recently won a PA award and was appointed to design PS1.

     

  • 04.06.09 Tony Fretton

    Tony Fretton is the designer of numerous cultural facilities including the Lisson Gallery, the Camden Arts Center in England, and Fuglsang Cultural Center in Denmark.

     

  • 04.07.09 Michelle Addington, Clarkson Chair

    Michelle Addington is an architect and an engineer and co-author of Smart Material and Technologies for the Architecture and Design Professions.

     

    04.13.09 Miro Rivera, GSA Lecture

    Miro Riverahas won awards for new public infrastructure. The studio was founded by Juan Miro and Miguel Rivera.

  • 04.15.09 Charles Walker, Birdair Lecture

    Charles Walker, an architect and engineer, works with Zaha Hadid.

  • 04.22.09 Faranak Miraftab, Jammal Lecture

    Dr. Faranak Miraftab is a member of the faculty in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The Jammal Lecture at UB, which honors the late Professor Himi Jammal, focuses on international planning and development.

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  • Exhibitions

    • 01.12 - 01.30 UB Draft Master Plan
      Hayes Lobby

    • 02.02 - 02.27 Drawing(s)
      Hayes Lobby

    • 03.06 - 03.20 buffaloBOOKS
      Hayes Lobby

    • 03.23 - 05.03 Costa Rica
      Hayes Lobby

    • dates tbd Student Work
      UB Anderson Gallery

    Lectures and exhibitions supported by: Alumni and Friends; Rigidized Metals Corporation; UB Department of Media Study; UB Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; UB School of Architecture and Planning Dean’s Office. AIA continuing education credits available.