Vanessa Morrison, an award-winning urban planner, has agreed to serve as the new interim director of the Institute for Quality Communities. The appointment was announced by Gibbs College Dean Hans…
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Institute for Quality Communities Westville Project Moves Forward
In collaboration with design and engineering firm Kimley-Horn, the town of Westville, Oklahoma, recently began developing a project created by a team of students from the Institute for Quality Communities. The…
OU Institute for Quality Communities Announces Leadership Transition
Shane Hampton is stepping down from the role of Executive Director of the Institute for Quality Communities (IQC), effective August 25. Hampton has served as IQC director since 2015, and prior to working for IQC in other capacities since 2011.
OU Gibbs College Announces New Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce the creation of the new Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design. The new PLAD division was created through…
OU Environmental Design Students Create Reuse Concepts for Historic Jewel Theater
During the spring 2023 semester, OU Environmental Design students created reuse design concepts for the historic Jewel Theater in northeast Oklahoma City. Led by Vanessa Morrison, assistant director of OU’s…
OU Institute for Quality Communities Hosts Biennial Placemaking Conference
On March 20th, hundreds of planning and design professionals, civic leaders, and students gathered at the University of Oklahoma for the 5th biennial Institute for Quality Communities’ Placemaking Conference. The…
OU RCPL Faculty and PhD Student Present Community Engagement Practices to MetaFund
On March 29, 2023, Regional + City Planning faculty Dr. John C. Harris and Dr. C Aujean Lee joined doctoral student and Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Research Fellow Rebecca…
University of Oklahoma IQC Director Selected for Place Based Justice Network’s BIPOC Leadership Collective
Vanessa Morrison, Associate Director of the Institute for Quality Communities, was recently selected for the 2023 cohort of the Place Based Justice Network’s BIPOC Leadership Collective. The Leadership Collective uplifts…
Institute For Quality Communities Creates Plan to Revitalize Iconic Red Phone Booths
At the end of last semester, Gibb’s College of Architecture’s Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) completed its first project for the 2022-2023 academic year. The project, The University of Oklahoma…
Gibbs Faculty Nonprofit Design Firm Featured in Architect Magazine
The Open Design Collective, a nonprofit design and planning firm founded by Vanessa Morrison and Deborah Richards, was recently featured in Architect magazine. Vanessa Morrison, the Associate Director of the…