Bethune’s Daughters Women Architects in Buffalo Today

October 2011

Roxanne Button

• M. Arch, Technical University of Nova Scotia (now Dalhousie University), 1992

• Senior Architect & Sustainability Specialist, Architectural Resources

k.c. kratt

“Everything that I've done has a ‘green’ thread running through it. Architecture can have a positive, regenerative impact on the planet, and architects have a responsibility to minimize the negative environmental impact of our work.”

Roxanne Button

• Concept sketch for the Burns Bog EcoCenter, British Columbia

• Niagara University Academic Building

Barbara A. Campagna

• BPS Arch, SUNY/Buffalo, 1984

• Columbia University, MS in Historic Preservation, 1986

• Principal & Owner, Barbara A. Campagna/Architecture + Planning, PLLC

“Our firm’s work demonstrates that the artistic, scientific and cultural aspects of remaking and greening historic and existing buildings are crucial to a sustainable future.”

Barbara A. Campagna

• Restoration of Building 10, Richardson-Olmsted Complex

Marie Carone

• BFA, Radford University, 1999• M. Arch, SUNY/Buffalo, 2003• Project Architect/Project

Manager, Watts Architecture & Engineering

“My goal is to provide excellence of care and sustainable building solutions with integrity.”

Marie Carone

• Langston Hughes Institute, proposed renovations, Broadway Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Tracy Conhiser-Uy

• AAS, Alfred State College, 1994 • BPS Arch, SUNY/Buffalo, 1997 • M. Arch, SUNY/Buffalo, 1999• Associate at Kideney

Architects, PC

“I was raised with no boundaries or limitations because of my gender. I was encouraged as well as expected to do the same work and hold the same responsibilities as a male would. I carry that same philosophy today--the only limitations are the ones I set.”

Tracy Conhiser-Uy

• Buffalo Public School #84, new main entrance and interior renovations

• Proposed SPCA serving Erie County

Anne Dafchick

• SUNY/Buffalo, M. Arch, 2007

• Project Architect, Kideney Architects

“Since childhood, I knew that architecture and buildings were important to me. As a freshman in college, I decided that becoming a licensed architect was my personal goal, and am please to share that I reached my goal before the age of 30.”

• Seneca Nation of Indians Administration Building

Anne Dafchick

Melissa Delmonte

• SUNY at Buffalo, BPS Architecture, 1987

• Bryant & Stratton College AOS Interior Design, 1977

• Associate, Interior Architect, Audubon Interiors Studio, Kideney Architects

“I design projects with an attention to detail that includes an understanding of space usage, furniture design, and interior components.”

Melissa Delmonte

• Dr. Lydia T. Wright School #89, Classroom addition

• SUNY/Fredonia Kasling Hall Lobby

Mary Werner DeNadai, FAIA

• B. Arch, cum laude, Drexel University, 1979

• 2010 Honor Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation

• President, John Milner Architects, Inc.“I most enjoy the challenges of complex building projects, while at the same time understanding the economic realities that are not uncommon in saving architectural fabric and communities as a whole.”

• Finca Vigia, Ernest Hemingway's home near Havana, Cuba

Mary Werner DeNadai, FAIA

Catherine Faust

• BPS, SUNY/Buffalo, 1981• M. Arch, SUNY/Buffalo,

1984• President/CEO of

Catherine Faust, Architect

Michael Majewski

“Most people have a desire to see pedestrian-friendly buildings that respond to street life, versus making some kind of monumental design statement.”

Catherine Faust

• Empire Grill Restaurant, Hertel Avenue, Buffalo

Marcia F. Feuerstein

• M. Arch, SUNY/Buffalo, 1981 • M.S Arch, U. Penn, 1992 • Ph.D Arch, U. Penn, 1998 • Associate Professor, Virginia

Tech, Washington Alexandria Architecture Center

“I seek out of the box free thinking -- to achieve good/excellent design and making through mentoring and teaching. Listen to quieter voices and ideas, without distractions of more insistent and loud pronouncements.”

Marcia F. Feuerstein

• “Utopia in uncertainty" for paper on Camillo Sitte

• “In the sky with diamonds“ for paper on Ronchamp

Beverly Foit-Albert• BA Arch, Cornell U., 1961 • M. Arch, SUNY/ Buffalo, 1975 • PhD, Human Sciences, Saybrook

Institute, 1978• President, Foit-Albert Associates,

Architecture, Engineering and Surveying, P.C.

“Architecture is the medium through which I view and interpret the world around me and contribute to it. I deeply respect diverse cultures and the architecture that has evolved to serve and educate people. We're here to make things better than they were.”

Beverly Foit-Albert

• Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center

• H.H. Richardson complex adaptive reuse championed early on by Foit-Albert

Gwen Howard

• BFA, Historic Preservation, Savannah College of Art & Design, 1987

• M. Arch, SUNY/Buffalo, School of Architecture & Planning, 1995

• Senior Project Manager & Associate, Foit-Albert Associates

“Good architecture is more than just great design. It's about listening to your clients. They know the problems they need to solve, and it's our responsibility to define solutions that are innovative, cost-effective and beautiful at the same time.”

Gwen Howard

• Buffalo Zoo South American Rainforest exhibit

Denise M. Juron-Borgese

• M. Arch, University of Pennsylvania, 1997

• Professional Studies in Architecture, SUNY/Buffalo, 1993

• President, Buffalo Architecture Foundation

• AIA Buffalo/WNY Board of Directors

• Project Manager, Development, Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation

• Bethune Hall/ Buffalo Meter Co. loft conversion

• Boys and Girls Club of Camden County, NJ

Denise M. Juron-Borgese

Kathleen M. Kinan

• M. Arch, SUNY/ Buffalo, 1983

• Kinan Architects, Principal/Owner

“I love working on old existing structures. they represent time and energy past spent, the contribution of our immigrant forefathers, antique skills and materials never to be regained—and in the smallest details. “

Kathleen M. Kinan

• Darul Uloom Mosque, Sobieski Street, Buffalo

• Fleet Feet store, Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo

Kelly Hayes McAlonie

• M. Arch, Technical University of Nova Scotia (now Dalhousie University), 1994

• Interim Assistant Vice President of Capital Planning Group, SUNY/Buffalo

“Through the design of learning gardens, schools or high education projects I am interested in how we learn and how architecture can help to teach children and adults alike.”

Kelly Hayes McAlonie

• Prairie Playground project, Mason City, IA, 1998

• Successfully campaigned for creation of Architect Barbie™

• Guest Curator, Louise Bethune Exhibit, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society

Susan Block Moores

• M. Arch, Syracuse University, 1995

• BA, American Civilization, George Washington University

• Owner, Susan Block Moores Architects + Planners

“Most important is the preservation of historic context with quality sustainable modern intervention.”

Susan Block Moores• Decatur House

Museum entry and stair hall, Washington, DC

Deborah L. Pease

• BS, Graphic Design, Buffalo State College, 1980

• M. Education, SUNY/ Buffalo, 1995

• Vice President, Cannon Design

“Don’t design or build anything you are not proud to identify when driving by with your family, friends, or strangers. Don’t be afraid to tackle something new. Try to honor and preserve our existing architecture. “

• McKinley High School addition and renovations

Deborah L. Pease

Anne N. Perry

• Syracuse University School of Architecture, 1984

• President, Anpra-Architecture, Pllc.

“We strive to empower our clients, invest in our community, and build our people as we participate in the building and rebuilding of the environment. We strive to balance this idealism with the realities of time and money while respecting the priorities of our clients.”

Anne N. Perry

• Restoration of Lyth Cottage, 16 Harwood Street, Buffalo

• Restoration of the Niagara County Courthouse, Lockport, NY

David Torke

Carol Siracuse

• MA, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1969

• MA, Princeton University Graduate School of Architecture, 1971

• Vice President and Educational Planner, Cannon Design, retired

“My goal was to provide public schools with first-rate learning spaces for all children, equally.”

Carol Siracuse

• South Park High School

• McKinley High School

Cheryl Zimmerman

• M. Arch, SUNY/ Buffalo,1986

• Project Manager, SUNY/Buffalo Facilities Planning & Design