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After an international competition that focused the expertise of four elite architectural teams on design possibilities for a new University at Buffalo school of medicine in downtown Buffalo, UB announced today the selection of the winning team. 
HOK, one of the world's leading architectural firms, with a global portfolio of health sciences facilities and academic buildings and an international reputation for sustainable design, has been selected to help produce the final design for the new UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on the Buffalo Niagara

Buffalo State College's new $110 million Science and Mathematics Complex is taking shape.  The new building designed by Cannon-- a 224,000 sq.ft. facility over three levels-- will be home to the Chemistry, Biology, Earth Sciences and Science Education, Mathematics, and Physics departments, the Great Lakes Center, and a state-of-the-art planetarium.

Phase I of the project seen here, scheduled for completion this summer, includes a 96,000 sq.ft. addition along the west side of the existing Science Building that will house new teaching and research

UB Law School's Regional Economic Development class is bringing fresh economic development ideas to neighborhoods that need a boost.  The course lets students attempt to identify a real need in the community, apply the theory learned in the classroom and then design a plan that would address this need.  The following is a summary of a project completed by Michael Herberger, Ryan McCarthy, Jacob McNamara with simulations by Elnaz Haj Abotalebi. It is one of five reports completed

UB Law School's Regional Economic Development class is bringing fresh economic development ideas to neighborhoods that need a boost.  The course lets students attempt to identify a real need in the community, apply the theory learned in the classroom and then design a plan that would address this need.  The following is a summary of a project completed by David Burress, Megan VanWie and Christina Akers with simulations by Troy Joseph.  It is one of five reports completed

Preservation Buffalo Niagara is recognizing outstanding preservation projects and those contributing to preservation efforts at its annual awards ceremony May 30, 11:30 AM in the Statler's Golden Ballroom.  Award categories were established to acknowledge distinguished contributions to our community through preservation activity. Recipients will be recognized in several areas including: preservation craft; rehabilitation/adaptive use; stewardship; neighborhood conservation; planning/reconstruction; and

UB Law School's Regional Economic Development class is bringing fresh economic development ideas to neighborhoods that need a boost.  "Railroad Renaissance: An Urbane North Buffalo Community" was created by the student team of Michael Cimasi, Shervin Rismani and Jeffrey Tyrpak, with Teresa Bosch de Celis and Meng Yu. Below is an abbreviated version of their report.

This project seeks to blend certain notions of idyllic urbanity with a pre-existing North Buffalo Community by introducing a new mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly yet auto accessible, Boulevard across the now vacant Erie-Lackawanna

UB Law School's Regional Economic Development class is bringing fresh economic development ideas to neighborhoods that need a boost.  The course lets students attempt to identify a real need in the community, apply the theory learned in the classroom and then design a plan that would address this need.

The innovative cross-disciplinary course--"Regional Economic Development"-- is intended to give law students practical experience in the subject, with a distinctive emphasis: bringing visualization to the legal debate.

The Regional Economic Development course recently added

A new $38 million Technology Building is taking shape on the Buffalo State College campus.  The three-story, 87,000-square-foot facility--will serve as the new home to the Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Technology departments, which are currently housed in three separate buildings on campus.  The Technology Department features popular programs such as electrical and mechanical engineering technology, and fashion and textile technology.

The four architectural and design teams in competition to design the new University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus have submitted their ideas for what the complex could be.  The competition is part of a $375 million plan to relocate the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.  It will be built at the southeast corner of Main and High Streets.  Partially

The University at Buffalo will receive a state designation for a Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics, and will be awarded $200,000 in funding to establish the center.  The designation and funding for the center will be included in 2012-13 state budget.

UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics will use robotics and data-intensive computing technology to focus on discovery and commercialization of innovative new materials, including synthetic replacements for natural elements that are growing scarcer.

With the creation of the center, UB will

Erie Community College officials are determined to build a $30 million academic building on its North Campus in Amherst.  Governor Cuomo's proposed 2012-13 budget allocates $15 million in funding for the 110,000 sq.ft. building.  Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz is supporting a county match of $7.5 million as previously proposed by former Executive Chris Collins.  The college and its foundation are expecting

Buffalo is lucky to have so many talented artists. The city is full of amazing painters, actors, musicians, etc. that produce work in both main stream and underground realms, all of whom help to contribute a vibrant cultural landscape for all of us to enjoy. Some of these artists excel in more than one medium - a painter may also be a musician for example. Rarely do we find an artist with so many different talents that it's hard to pinpoint exactly what sort of artist he or she is. That happens to be the case with John Harris. 
When I first met John, about four

Throughout the United States, the problem of what to do with abandoned strip malls is a serious issue. Even as developers were building these dime a dozen complexes, the next best site was right around the corner. We've seen it time and time again - communities stuck with vast unusable land and derelict properties. Some of these strip malls are smaller, consisting of a handful of businesses. But even the smaller scenarios can present major reuse dilemmas. Then there are the much larger forsaken developments, such as Buffalo's Central Park Plaza, that can scar neighborhoods indefinitely. 
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If you've ever thought that it would be nice to see more college students heading off campus to explore their surrounding neighborhoods, then I have good news for you. Buffalo State College now has a Bengal Bucks Off-Campus Program that allows its students to use the 'declining balance dollar' system at local shops and restaurants. The first three businesses to accept the Bengal Bucks are Zonies and Elmwood Taco and Subs (photo: on Elmwood) and Subway (on Delaware). Buffalo State Dining is looking for additional businesses that are interested in taking advantage of the campus dollar program,

By John Larson:
Numerous studies have shown that many of the most successful, prosperous, and vibrant cities in America are also among the best-educated. While this correlation may not necessarily infer causation - after all, it is entirely likely that educated people are drawn to more vibrant cities - there is little doubt that a rising education level can only have a favorable impact on a municipality's future.
This fact can certainly be examined in light of our local situation. When we consider the revitalization of Buffalo, we

Young Citizens for ECC delivered a message today to Gov. Andrew Cuomo: "The ECC North Campus expansion happens over our dead bodies!"

The group is protesting Governor's proposed $15 million budget allocation to help build a Health Sciences Center for Excellence at ECC's North Campus, rather than the City Campus where it can tap into

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher have approved UB's NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant application. The grant will provide a critical piece of funding to enable UB to move ahead with its UB 2020 plan for academic excellence and move its medical school to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

"UB 2020 will create jobs, facilitate private investment and help turn the University of Buffalo into a national leader amongst public research universities," Governor Cuomo said. "This is a real investment in revitalizing economic

By Johnmichael Mulderig

Solar power is coming to the University at Buffalo (UB) in full force with a 1.1-megawatt (MW) solar energy array called "The Solar Strand".  Although its currently under construction, the plans for the finished array can be neatly packaged in two words: practical and aesthetic.  When completed, 5,000 photovoltaic (PV) panels, capturing solar energy to power the university campus, will artistically merge with the surrounding environment to form a work of public art and a space for learning.  The panels, ranging from 4 to 25-feet above the

After a couple of major new building successes, D'Youville College is in the process of turning one of its intersecting streets into a traffic calming campus. For years Fargo Avenue was used as a speedway for local traffic to jet from Porter to Connecticut. Finally the college decided to do something about it. After a number of public meetings it looked as if the original idea of implementing a roundabout was going to get sidetracked in favor of simple speedbumps. I'm glad to see that the ultra traffic calming roundabout made it into the final plan, because it helps to create a zone that feels