Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo.

ACSA News – December 2019

Assistant Professor Charles Davis’s book “Building Character: The Racial Politics of Modern Architectural Style” was recently published by University of Pittsburgh Press. A link is also available to a podcast interview with Professor Davis about the book for ‘Interstitial’.

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang was invited to give a lecture entitled “Architecture for the Collective” at Purdue University in November. The lecture, entitled “Architecture for the Collective” was part of the “Solutions Lab.” program at the Honors College.

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang presented at the 2019 ACSA Administrators Conference in the panel “Emerging Models of Individual and Collaborative Research” convened by Richard Sommer, Dean of the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto.

Associate Professor Omar Khan was appointed as an External Examiner for the M. Arch Program Design for Performance and Interaction and served as guest critic in December 2019 for final reviews at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.

Professor Brian Carter’s review of the recently completed rammed earth buildings and new landscapes at Bushey Cemetery was published in ‘Faith & Form’ 3/2019.

Assistant Professor Chris Romano’s Light/Station received an Editor’ Choice Award from Architect’s Newspaper for the 2019 Best of Products in the Façade category.