SPECIAL FEATURE: WELCOME TO THE NEW HAYES HALL WE ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THE FOLLOWING RECAP OF THE HAYES HALL GRAND REOPENING CELEBRATION, A MOMENTOUS EVENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING, AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED FROM NEAR AND FAR.
Reactions from the crowd Spectacular, magnificent, glorious, remarkable. The adjectives and superlatives for Hayes Hall flowed freely — and often — at the reopening celebration as members of the UB and surrounding community reacted to the fully renewed historic landmark. Here’s a selection of what we heard: Micaela Barker (MArch/MUP ‘17) called upon her fellow students with the following ‘assignment’: “Fill the building with your hard work and keep it filled.
CELEBRATE YOUR WORK OFTEN, TOGETHER, AND INVITE THE OUTSIDE WORLD TO SEE IT...DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN HOW THIS BUILDING’S CULTURE IS DEFINED OVER THE NEXT YEAR.” I have a strong feeling that a school of architecture and planning should be located in a welldesigned building. It should be inspirational to students, and this is,” says David Crowther (MArch ‘16). Stephanie Johnston (MArch ‘85, BPS ‘83), a sole practitioner in Long Island:
...“I ALMOST FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A BRAND NEW BUILDING HIDDEN IN THE SHELL OF THE OLD BUILDING, AND I LOVE THEM BOTH.” Randy Asher (BS ‘95), a member of the school’s Dean’s Council who has worked in New York City schools for over 20 years: “I know I’ll tell my students this is better than anything else out there.” Noting the writable and pin-up ready walls, he added:
...“THERE’S AN ELEGANCE IN ITS SIMPLICITY...THEY DESIGNED IT TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DRAW AS THEY THINK.” Stephanie Hiller (MArch ‘04, Architecture BS ‘02), of the State University Construction Fund, pictured, left, with Kelly Hayes-McAlonie, director of UB’s Capital Planning Group, provided project leadership throughout the five-year renovation. Says Hiller, associate project coordinator with SUCF: “I stood in Hayes Hall when it was just stone. It was amazing to see how it was built, to see the guts of the building from the inside.
...EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FELT CONNECTED TO PRESERVING AS MUCH OF ITS HISTORY AS THEY COULD.”