Architecture school hosts two exhibitions

Two exhibitions organized by architecture faculty member Camden Miller are currently on display in the Hayes Hall atrium.

“Hidden Figures” features underrepresented hidden figures who have advanced the fields of planning, architecture, real estate and historic preservation but are rarely recognized in mainstream histories. To determine the “hidden figures” for the interactive exhibit, Miller surveyed architecture faculty, staff and students via email.

“Too often, underrepresented trailblazers remain invisible in histories taught in planning and architecture due to social hierarchies, gender bias, dominant narratives, or limited access to documentation and historical records,” says Miller, clinical professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and a UB EDJI Faculty Fellow. “This project calls into question how history is told, and how we can begin to create equitable, diverse, inclusive and just spaces within our own environments.”

Miller hopes viewers “are inspired to see past traditional norms and discover those who have helped transform how we design spaces for people.”

Also on display in the Hayes atrium is “Kanazawa,” a collaborative, interactive exhibit that features architecture students’ experiences while traveling in Kanazawa, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, as part of the Department of Urban Planning’s exchange program with Kanazawa University.

Among delicate, orange origami cranes, visitors will see the locations architecture students visited and lessons they learned about high-density urban environments, traditional architecture and planning, rural land management, and more.