Salma Akter Surma, a Ph.D. candidate at Gibbs College has co-authored a study published in the Journal of Urban Management.
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OU Associate Director of Planning Shawn Schaefer Announces Retirement
Shawn Schaefer, Associate Director of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) Director of the Urban Design Studio and Associate Professor at the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, will retire in May 2025, concluding over two decades of dedicated service and leadership in urban design education and community service at OU.
Gibbs College Appoints New Director of PLAD Division
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma (OU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Butko AIA to a four-year term as Director of the Division of Architecture, effective July 1, 2024.
Gibbs Professor Presents Research at International Conference on Urban Affairs
Ladan Mozaffarian, assistant professor in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design, recently participated in the esteemed International Conference on Urban Affairs. This annual event brings together urban-focused researchers,…
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…
Gibbs Faculty Awarded Grant to Work With Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Regional and City Planning faculty John Harris and Charlie Warnken are part of an interdisciplinary team led by the OU Institute for Resilient Environment and Energy Systems. The team was…
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…
Institute for Quality Communities Westville Project Awarded TSET Grant
The community of Westville, Oklahoma was recently awarded a Built Environment Grant from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust to continue implementing a plan developed by OU’s Institute for Quality Communities. TSET Built Environment grants provide…
Student Highlight: Landscape Architecture Students Study Abroad in Italy
This summer, Master of Landscape Architecture students Emma Christ and Rajith Kumar Kedarisetty traveled to Italy as part of the OU study abroad program Landscapes of Italy. This program explores…
Gibbs Students Honored at OKASLA Annual Meeting
Several students from OU’s Master of Landscape Architecture and Regional + City Planning programs recently received awards at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Society of…