On April 23, greater Buffalo BOMA held its monthly chapter meeting at Chef's restaurant. Guest speaker, professor Robert Shibley, AIA, AICP of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York provided an update on UB2020, the transformation projects included in the plan, and their positive impacts on the local economy.
UB2020's vision is to enlarge the university's enrollment and also to increase its potential to attract top flight faculty and researchers, not just in its medical facilities, but in all areas of study. One of the goals of the plan is to regenerate the economic future of the Buffalo Niagara region. To learn more about UB2020 visit www.buffalo.edu/ub2020/.
Shibley came to the University at Buffalo as a full professor in 1982 to chair the Department of Architecture, serving until 1990 when he founded The Urban Design Project (UDP). As director of the UDP, in partnership with the city and Buffalo Place, Inc, Shibley led the development of the city's national award winning The Queen City Hub: A Regional Action Plan for Downtown Buffalo and its related implementation campaign (1999-2004). He was a primary author of one of the city's first comprehensive plans in over 30 years (adopted in February 2006). His current posting is as University at Buffalo's president John Simpson's senior advisor for campus planning and design, where he is responsible for the development of the University's Comprehensive Physical Plan. Tags: