Four studios, two undergraduate level and two graduate level, of architecture students have been working on a project designing housing and community space for all abilities in the Norman area. The undergraduate…
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Dr. Bryce Lowery Collaborates with OUHSC Team to Publish Research
Recently, Dr. Bryce Lowery from the Division of Regional and City Planning collaborated with a team from the University of Oklahoma’s College of Allied Health at the OU Health and Sciences Center to publish a series of three…
Architecture Professor’s Universal Design Advocacy Work Featured in The Oklahoman
David Boeck, an associate professor in the Gibbs College of Architecture, was recently featured in The Oklahoman [subscription required]. The article, titled “Can aging-in-place, universal design go mainstream? This Oklahoma homebuilder is betting…
IQC works with OU Interior Design Students to design Afton Farmer’s Market
In Spring of 2020, leaders of Afton, Oklahoma, reached out to the University of Oklahoma’s Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) for assistance for a project to create a Farmer’s Market at the Park. They sought to turn the former Afton City…
Ideal Homes & Neighborhoods Announces New Wheelchair-Accessible Homes
NORMAN, OKLA. – Homes that make life easier for people with mobility limitations are now under construction at Ideal Homes & Neighborhoods communities in Norman, Moore and Stillwater. These homes…
Construction Science Crafts Mobile Medical Unit to Benefit Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Gibbs College students enrolled in Prof. Bloom’s Spring 2021 “Design + Build” class (CNS 4970/5970) have been working hard to create a mobile medical unit to meet the needs of…
OU ‘Big Idea Challenge’ Funds Five Projects to Explore Solutions to Global Grand Challenges
Five research teams at the University of Oklahoma will receive internal funding to support innovative research projects. The awards are for the OU Big Idea Challenge, an initiative launched by…
ONLINE EVENT | Food Security in NE OKC: Continuing the Conversation
Building on the 2019 Urban Land Institute NE OKC Food Security Symposium, the “Food Security in NE OKC: Continuing the Conversation” event will reunite local and national experts in food…
Associate Professor of Regional + City Planning Interviewed about Food Security in NE OKC
Associate professor of Regional + City Planning Dr. Bryce Lowery was recently interviewed by NonDoc about food security in northeast Oklahoma City. The article shares GIS research Dr. Lowery has…
OU Interior Design Professor Publishes Research in Architectural Science Review
Assistant professor of Interior Design and Architecture, Dr. Tiziana Proietti, recently published her research, “Revisiting the plastic number theory from the perspective of perceptual psychology,” in the Architectural Science Review.…