END 499-WAR– An Urban Design Study of Fillmore Avenue: Architecture, Infrastructure and Urban Space

Course No.: 24379
Department: Urban and Regional Planning
Semester: 2015 Spring
Location: TBD – TBD
Meeting Day(s): Arranged
Meeting Time:
Faculty: Warren
Faculty: Warren
The study will investigate the current conditions and future possibilities of the Fillmore Avenue – Broadway Avenue intersection and the block between Northland Avenue and E Ferry Street, in Buffalo, NY. Concepts for future development and revitalization of these key areas will will be developed and analyzed.
Significant architectural elements, which frame the intersection, will be analyzed and ideas for reuse will be studied. Special focus will be given to the existing Eckhart Building and The Outsource Center buildings and their potential reuse and integration into the urban fabric.