Meeting/Event Information

Please join the new Rudy Bruner Center for Urban Excellence for the inaugural biennial Debate on Urban Excellence on Saturday, October 26! This fall, the debate will focus on place and placemaking. As we increasingly understand the value of meaningful places and the process of making places, these concepts have roots in decades of careful thought that inform an equal multitude of fascinating futures. Over a dozen international academic and professional thought leaders debate the past, present and future of place and placemaking, setting the agenda to better position, envision, co-create, and communicate place.

The event will take place all day Saturday, October 26 between 9am and 5pm at the University at Buffalo's unique Hayes Hall, as well as through a live online stream. Registration is free for students (with an .edu email address), $30 for non-students online, and $50 for non-students in person. The in-person event includes lunch, and registrants can benefit from 7 AIA and APA CM/CE credits.