The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning is the only architecture and urban planning school in the 64 campus State University of New York (SUNY) system.
The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, the only such school in the SUNY system, is noted both for its historic values and contemporary focus in architectural materials; architecture and landscape design; urban planning and urban design; architectural ecological practices, sustainability, and environmental planning; virtual architecture and geographic information systems; inclusive design and environmental access; neighborhood and landscape planning; and bi-national design and development.
The State University of New York Board of Trustees authorized the establishment of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University in 1967. Today, it remains the only School of Architecture and Planning within the SUNY system and offers accredited professional degrees in both architecture and urban planning.
The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning—the only school of architecture and urban planning within the 64 campus State University of New York (SUNY) system—fuses first-rate architecture, environmental design, and urban planning research with a focus on community and public benefit for the bi-national Buffalo Niagara region.
The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has professional degree programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (M.Arch.), the Planning Accreditation Board (M.U.P.), and has dual degree programs that are also accredited by the NAAB + National Schools of Art and Design (M.Arch.+M.F.A.), the NAAB + American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (M.Arch. + M.B.A.), and the PAB + American Law Association (M.U.P.+J.D.). In addition, the Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has the only advanced research degrees - the Architecture M.S. and Urban Planning Ph.D. - within the 64 campus State University of New York (SUNY) system. Finally, an Historic Preservation Adv.Crt. is in development, pending approval from the SUNY system and the New York State Education Department.
