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Junior Explorers + BAF
Do you love to create, design, experiment, & explore? Join us for this fast-paced workshop where you’ll get a chance to step into an architect’s shoes and design your own new building. First, we’ll take a walk around Symphony Circle to learn about building designs, uses, & what sorts of buildings make up a community. Then you’ll get a chance to work through the design process & use LEGOs to build a model of a building you think would help…
Find out more »Little Free Library Design Competition
Submissions are due September 1 for this first-ever design competition, sponsored by BAF! For information regarding the competition, see the program page here. Entry Fees: AIA MEMBERS: $25 NON-AIA MEMBERS: $35 STUDENTS: $20 MULTIPLE ENTRIES: $15/EACH
Find out more »Queen City Architecture Run
Join the AIA Buffalo/WNY for the 2017 Queen City Architecture Run. A 3.5 Mile run through downtown featuring Buffalo’s renowned Architecture. After-party and awards at Big Ditch Brewing Co. All proceeds support scholarship initiatives and local architectural events. Fees: $20 early registration/ $25 after Aug 25/ $30 day of For more information and to register: https://www.raceentry.com/race-reviews/queen-city-architecture-run *Entrants must be 21 or over to participate in the free beer at Big Ditch Brewing.
Find out more »6 Minute Building Stories
What stories will be told? 6Mbs is an informal and fun gathering featuring presentations by esteemed speakers from diverse cultural disciplines. Speakers present their building story through 18 images. The total time allotted for each slide is 20 seconds and, as the slide changes after 20 seconds, so does the related verbal content. Hosted by guest emcee Michael Anderson, principal of Abstract Architecture, you’ll never know what will be said! This edition will be held at Artisan Kitchen and Baths…
Find out more »Architecture + Education Gallery Exhibition
View our #littlearchitects work ! Running biennially, the Architecture + Education Program uses architecture to teach students math, science, history, art, and technology aligned with the Common Core, while raising awareness and appreciation of the built environment. Children are introduced to the profession of architecture, local practicing professionals, and the distinctive way of viewing the world and tackling problems through architecture as the tool. The program’s success lies in the collaboration between Buffalo Public School teachers, University at Buffalo, Villa…
Find out more »Architecture+Education Gallery Closing Celebration
Come celebrate our #littlearchitects and the next generation of the profession! Running biennially, the Architecture + Education Program uses architecture to teach students math, science, history, art, and technology aligned with the Common Core, while raising awareness and appreciation of the built environment. Children are introduced to the profession of architecture, local practicing professionals, and the distinctive way of viewing the world and tackling problems through architecture as the tool. The program’s success lies in the collaboration between Buffalo Public…
Find out more »Architects’ Ski Day
Architect Ski Day is an event created by CSI Buffalo-WNY (a chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute) as part of its mission to bring together the various parts of the building industry to share information. Why can’t the sharing of information take place at a Ski Resort with great food, music, prizes and fun? Who Should Attend? In addition to the obvious answer, Architect Ski Day was created for the design professionals (Engineers, Interior Designers and Landscape Architects) and their…
Find out more »AIA Buffalo/WNY Scholarship Deadline
Apply today! Applications are now being accepted for the annual AIA Buffalo/WNY Scholarship. The scholarship is open to College/University students who meet academic requirements and are enrolled in a NAAB-accredited architecture program, or enrolled in a program that has received NAAB ‘Candidacy’ status. Applicants must be from the AIA Buffalo/Western New York Chapter which is comprised of Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming Counties. The AIA Buffalo/WNY Chapter with the Buffalo Architecture Foundation will dispense up…
Find out more »6 Minute Building Stories
What stories will be told? 6Mbs is an informal and fun gathering featuring presentations by esteemed speakers from diverse cultural disciplines. Speakers present their building story through 18 images. The total time allotted for each slide is 20 seconds and, as the slide changes after 20 seconds, so does the related verbal content. Hosted by a new guest emcee each event, you’ll need to see it to believe it! See past speakers on our YouTube channel! This edition will be…
Find out more »Richardson Olmsted Campus Tour
Please join the Association of Preservation Technologies Northeast Chapter for a unique tour of the monumental adaptive re-use project of the former Buffalo State Hospital designed by H.H. Richardson and grounds landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, a National Historic Landmark. From the perspective of the lead architecture firm, Flynn Battaglia Architects, and the Richardson Center Corporation docents, the tour will take you through the history of the site, the transformation of the Towers Administration Building and two adjoining wings into…
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