In celebration of World Architecture Day, which is October 6, 2014, the Buffalo Architecture Foundation will be holding a week-long celebration of Buffalo’s architecture and its influence on our community and daily lives. We are calling the week, Festival of Architecture – Buffalo or FAB. BAF, in partnership with other local cultural organizations, will provide educational programming, community-based design activities, […]
Parkitecture: Our Third Youth + Family Tour
Last Saturday, the Buffalo Architecture Foundation, in partnership with Explore Buffalo, held its third Free Youth + Family Tour. The theme was “Parkitecture.” The tour began by exploring the grounds of Albright Knox, learning about a few of the public art pieces featured in the landscape. The group also learned about the Albright Knox […]
Learning Structures with Pool Noodles and Sidewalk Chalk
The Buffalo Architecture Foundation, in partnership with Explore Buffalo, enjoyed a beautiful morning in Downtown Buffalo learning about three important Buffalo buildings, and having lots of fun with pool noodles and sidewalk chalk! The group started at the Guaranty Building, reviewing structural concepts such as post and lintel, and steel frame constrution. We then moved across […]
Recap: Youth + Family Workshops
Running from April to June, the Buffalo Architecture Foundation, in partnership with the Darwin Martin House Complex, provided Free Youth + Family Workshops for the citizens of Buffalo and the greater WNY area. The workshops were held at the Delavan-Grider Community Center, and The WASH Project. Our first workshop theme was Designing Skyscrapers Using Patterns. […]
Families Learn About Preservation at BAF’s Youth + Family Tour
The Buffalo Architecture Foundation, in partnership with Explore Buffalo, braved the rain and gave the first free youth + family tour of the season. We all gathered at the ECC city campus building- a Buffalo landmark originally used as a post office building. Our guide discussed the building’s adaptive reuse to meet the needs of […]
BAF Board Member Courtney Creenan-Chorley Named “Top 30 Under 30” in Buffalo Business First
Courtney Creenan-Chorley has been selected from more than 100 nominations as a young leader in the Buffalo community. The “Top 30 Under 30” list considers factors such as career achievements, leadership and initiative, community engagement and each nominee’s potential to become a community leader on a grand scale. Courtney has been a member of […]
Call for Nominations: Pro Bono Publico Award
The Pro Bono Publico Award will be presented at the 2013 AIA Buffalo/Western New York Design Awards in recognition of exemplary pro bono services provided to not-for-profit clients by Architects or allied practitioners in the construction industry, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture and planning. This award honors achievements in the categories of Design Excellence and […]
