Buildings make Buffalo. Aside from our relationship to Lake Erie, it is our building stock that defines us. Everyone has a favorite building, whether it’s the high profile Central Terminal, or a colorful cottage on the city’s West Side. We have a connection to buildings for lots of reasons. They tie us geographically to our region. Maybe we love the shapes of the windows, or the building materials, or the rooflines. Buildings speak to us. They tell their stories, no matter their condition.
In recent years, Buffalo has been drawing attention to its fragile architectural heritage – as a rallying cry for increased preservation efforts. At the same time, we have witnessed some of our favorite buildings being threatened with demolition. We have – shamefully – lost some precious gems along the way. And we are still bombarded with constant threats from opposing forces. That’s why it’s even more important to connect with buildings, in order to share their/our stories, in hopes of preserving their legacies.
On Wednesday, October 12, the Buffalo Architecture Foundation (BAF) will host its annual 6-Minute Building Stories event, which is a “multi-media project documenting and sharing profound individual experiences with architecture, construction, landscape, and planning throughout Western New York.”
The way the event works is that numerous people share their stories over the course of 6 minutes. Multi-media channels are used to convey the messages, including prose, poetry, photography, original artwork, music, and recorded spoken word.
In addition to the live, in-person event, BAF has teamed up with University at Buffalo Libraries to make these sessions available via a digital collection at UBdigit. The Building Stories digital collection includes photographs, print materials, audio recordings, artworks, and artifacts.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Building Story here.
6-Minute Building Stories
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Silos @ Elk Street | 50 Elk Street, Buffalo NY 14210
6pm-9pm
$10 admission | Cash bar | Free drink ticket for first 50 attendees
Moondoggies food truck will be on site
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