Design Awards Celebration

Meet the Jury

The 2024 jury is made up of members of AIA Buffalo / Western New York.

Seth Amman, AIA
Arch & Type

Seth Amman is the Principal and founder of Arch&Type and an avid community builder. Active in architecture, urban design, development, and non-profit organizations, Seth develops strategies that benefit local communities. By working with diverse backgrounds he has designed buildings that are future focused and centered around making the built environment and neighborhood better. Seth is a registered architect in the State of New York, an adjunct instructor for the University at Buffalo School of Architecture, a committee member for the Allentown Association & Vision Niagara, and is growing an architect-led development practice.

Barb Campagna, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Barbara A. Campagna/Architecture + Planning PLLC, Principal/Owner

Barbara has dedicated her career to preserving, remaking and reinventing existing and historic places. She has worked for the past 30 years as an architect, historian and planner whose projects have demonstrated that new technologies can be introduced both artistically and sensitively to preserve our historic resources, while ensuring that all of her work meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. She has served our architectural heritage in a variety of manners. She has been the Executive Director of a preservation organization in Buffalo, ran her own architecture firm for many years in NYC, served as the Regional Historic Preservation Officer for the Northwest Region of the General Services Administration and from 2006-2011 was the Chief Architect for the 29 historic sites operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. BAC [A+P] brings together all of her experiences – as both a consultant and client – to create a firm that occupies a unique niche in both the historic preservation and green building fields.

Stephanie Goris, AIA LEED AP
Elev8 Architecture

Stephanie Clark is a founding member of Elev8 Architecture. Stephanie’s lifelong pursuit of knowledge enable her to constantly evolve and bring new ideas to the table. She shows up each day eager to develop new projects and inclusive design initiatives that strengthen the surrounding communities. Her work with local area non-profits exemplifies her desire to show up, be present and bring great service to each organization. Recent projects completed range from multi-family housing and small scale residential to corporate interior renovations, successfully collaborating with a variety of clients to bring their visions to life.

Mark Nowaczyk, AIA
CannonDesign

Mark Nowaczyk, AIA is an architect and designer based in the Buffalo, N.Y. office of CannonDesign. With over 10 years of experience, he is currently involved in the planning and design of several commercial and education projects in the Western New York Community and beyond. Mark has been a part of the design team for award winning projects such as the D’Youville College School of Health Professions Hub.