On April 22, the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture celebrated the annual Gibbs Design Activism Awards. The GDAA is a grant initiative that supports student-led design and research projects…
Category: Environmental Design
Gibbs Faculty Featured in Women in Historic Preservation Video Series
Gibbs College faculty Vanessa Morrison and Lisa Chronister were recently featured in the Women in Preservation video series by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office. The series was launched during…
Environmental Design Student Designs New Planting Beds Outside Gould Hall
In collaboration with OU Landscape Services, first-year Environmental Design student Justin Jones is designing new planting beds on the east side of Gould Hall. This project ties into Jones’s Field…
OU Institute for Quality Communities Hosts Route 66 Placemaking Retreat
The OU Institute for Quality Communities recently hosted a Route 66 Placemaking Retreat in collaboration with the OU Arts and Humanities Forum. The retreat was funded by an Oklahoma Humanities…
PLAD Faculty and Former PLAD Colleague Publish Paper in APA Journal
John Harris, director of the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design, and C. Aujean Lee, former faculty in the Gibbs PLAD division, recently published a paper in the Journal…
Atlanta BeltLine CEO to Visit Gibbs College and Share Insights on Iconic Urban Revitalization Project
Please note, this event is now sold out. The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities is proud to announce the visit of Clyde Higgs, President and…
Gibbs Faculty Awarded EPA Environmental Justice Grant
Open Design Collective, a non-profit organization founded by Gibbs College Professors Vanessa Morrison and Deborah Richards, was recently awarded an Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The…
Students Visit Taft, OK for Institute for Quality Communities Project
In collaboration with the Institute for Quality Communities, OU Interior Design and Environmental Design students are working on an adaptive reuse project in Taft, Oklahoma. Taft is a small town…
Gibbs College to Host Spring 2024 Career and Internship Fair
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is excited to announce the Spring 2024 Career and Internship Fair! The event will take place on Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 3:30…
Gibbs Students to Help Yukon with Tree Canopy Plan
Each year, OU’s Institute for Quality Communities collaborates with cities across the state on built environment projects that have a positive social impact. During the spring semester, communities are invited to submit…