Reviving a little-known modernist landmark in Buffalo

Published December 20, 2024

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Bloomberg reports on Albert Chao and his efforts to restore the home and studio of pioneering African American architect Robert Traynham Coles on Humboldt Parkway. “I didn’t know about him,” says Chao, whose research into the home’s history led him to launch an effort to turn the landmarked property into a community hub and a new stop for Buffalo’s architecture tourists.

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