Dr. Laura Harjo, an associate professor of Native American Studies and Regional + City Planning faculty affiliate, recently organized and presented the exhibition Muscogee (Creek) Tribal Town Futurity: Spatial Storytelling…
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University of Oklahoma Presents “Muscogee (Creek) Tribal Town Futurity” Exhibition in Gould Hall April 11-15
From April 11 through April 15, 2022, the University of Oklahoma will present Muscogee (Creek) Tribal Town Futurity: Spatial Storytelling with Emergent Technologies. Organized by Dr. Laura Harjo, the exhibition…
Urban Design Students Test Designs for Sweeney Switch
Urban Design students, Roshita Taylor, Soujanya Malla, and Jeremy Banes, shared their designs for Sweeney Switch in downtown Harrah, Oklahoma during the town’s St. Patrick Day celebration. Sweeney Switch is…
The Gibbs Spotlight: Shawn Schaefer
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis (K) spoke with Shawn Schaefer (S), the director of the Urban Design Studio here at Gibbs! We sat down with Schaefer to learn about how…
Urban Design Students’ Plans for Placemaking Made Reality in Tulsa
In 2018, Urban Design students worked with Tulsa residents and community leaders to create a new vision for Tulsa’s B.S. Roberts Park. Their vision is now becoming a reality. Greenwood Main Street Executive Director Bill…
Gibbs College Announces 2021 Faculty, Staff Award Recipients
Nine Gibbs College faculty and staff were recently recognized during the awards segment of the Fall 2021 Back-to-School Meeting. Honorees were nominated by their colleagues in Gibbs College through an…
Urban Design Students Host Booth at Harrah Days
On September 11th, urban design studio students attended Harrah Days in the city of Harrah, Oklahoma. Harrah Days is an annual celebration of Harrah, Oklahoma hosted by the Harrah Chamber of…
IQC Collaborates with ACOG to Help Develop Three Oklahoma Communities
In 2020, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) reached out to the University of Oklahoma’s Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) to ask for assistance with their Community Economic Resiliency Initiative (CERI).…
IQC Hosts Quality Communities Retreat
In the Fall of 2020, the Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) hosted their first Quality Communities Retreat, sponsored by Mayors’ Institute on City Design and Oklahoma Municipal League. This retreat was broken into…
Junior Real Estate Ambassadors Envision the Future of Tulsa
Students from the Urban Design Studio teamed up with the Tulsa Young Professionals and the Tulsa Planning Office to facilitate a design workshop on July 23rd for high-school students participating…