At the forefront of BAF’s community outreach is the award-winning Architecture + Education program, an innovative collaboration between local architects and Buffalo Public Schools, utilizing architecture to teach students math, science, history, art and technology within the Common Core curriculum.

6 Minute Building Stories, or 6Mbs, is part of a larger Building Stories dialogue. 6Mbs is an informal and fun gathering featuring presentations by esteemed speakers from diverse cultural disciplines in unique locations throughout Buffalo, NY.

BAF proudly sponsors the Pro Bono Publico Award in recognition of exemplary pro bono services provided to not-for-profit clients by architects or allied practitioners, plans events to bring design professionals and community group leaders together to match design needs with design services, and hosts community oriented design-build competitions.

The Color-in-Buffalo Project is a coloring book series celebrating Buffalo’s architecture, landmarks, and neighborhoods while inspiring creativity, community pride, and appreciation for design.