SUNY-Buffalo Breaks Ground on an Engineering Building, Part of $360-Million in Construction

The new engineering building is designed by Perkins + Will. (SUNY-Buffalo image)

The State University of New York at Buffalo has broken ground on a $61-million, 130,000-square-foot engineering building, designed by Perkins + Will. The building will expand the engineering department’s space by a third. The building is expected to be finished by 2011.

What makes this construction noteworthy, however, is its place in a larger plan. Officials say the building is part of some $360-million in construction this spring and summer as a step in the UB 2020 plan, which will add millions of square feet to the university over the coming decades.