Graduating M. Arch candidate Canyon Prusso participated as a visiting student in the University of Utah’s DesignBuildBLUFF Fall 2017 design course, and his conceptual and schematic proposals were selected by…
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Faculty and Students Support Open Streets Norman
Open Streets Norman 2018 was recently held on Webster Avenue. The event included closing down most of Webster Avenue to promote walking and biking, with booths promoting healthy living. OU…
Students Implement Tactical Urbanism Demonstrations in Blanchard
Seventeen students in the Environmental Design Practicum course implemented tactical urbanism demonstrations of downtown improvements in Blanchard, as part of a partnership between the City of Blanchard, Oklahoma Municipal League,…
Urban Design Students Play Key Role in Revitalizing Tulsa’s Chapman Green Park
On Thursday, March 22, a Stickwork sculpture designed by renowned artist Patrick Dougherty, was unveiled at the Chapman Green Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The sculpture is part of a project initiated…
Construction Science Students Get Hands-On Experience
Division of Construction Science students began a design-build project this semester as part of the Construction Fundamentals Lab, taught by Bryan Bloom, construction science instructor. The students are working on…
Assistant Professor’s Work Featured in Architecture and Design Magazine
Deborah Richards, architecture assistant professor and founder of Inter-Projects Architecture, designed a stunning summer home in Lakeville, Massachusetts, that was recently featured in the architecture and design magazine Dezeen. Congratulations to Richards…
Architecture Student Wins United Nations Competition
Join us in congratulating Firas Chamas, an OU architecture student, for winning a competition held by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Participants were asked to transform an open space in…
Harris to Serve as Official Delegate to the 62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW)
John Harris, assistant professor of Regional and City Planning and co-director of the OU Center for Peace and Development, was recently selected to serve as an official delegate to the…
Student Team Advances to Design-Build Institute of America Finals
A team of Architecture and Construction Science students has advanced to the final round of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) national student competition. The team, advised by Professor McCuen…
Landscape Architecture Professor’s Design for MAPS 3 Lower Park Playground Featured in The Oklahoman
Landscape Architecture Assistant Professor Dr. Sarah Little and a team of Landscape Architecture graduate assistants spent the Spring 2017 semester researching the experiences of children living with autism, mobility limitations,…