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Julie Hornbeek

Julie Ann Hornbeek

Lecturer

Julie Ann Hornbeek is a lecturer in the Division of Interior Design at the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma. She brings more than 15 years of professional experience as a Senior Designer with REES in Oklahoma City, where her portfolio spans corporate commercial, higher education, and healthcare projects, along with work in historic preservation, hospitality, and K–12 education.

Hornbeek earned her Bachelor of Interior Design with a minor in Art History from the University of Oklahoma in 2009. She achieved NCIDQ certification in 2013 and has held a Registered Interior Designer license with the State of Oklahoma since 2017.

In the classroom, Hornbeek is committed to equipping students with practical, real-world knowledge and skills that prepare them for successful careers in design. She resides in Oklahoma City with her husband, two children, and their extra-large Labrador, Blue.


  • University of Oklahoma
    BA, Interior Design

  • Registered Interior Designer, State of Oklahoma, (2017-Present)
  • NCIDQ® Certificate No. 29685, (2013-Present)

  • Chief Building, Educational Building of the Year, Camp Trivera, Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, (2021)
  • IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter, Best In City for Design Excellence, Camp Trivera, Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, (2021)
  • Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition, Best in Corporate Commercial, HoganTaylor, (2021)
  • Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition, Best in Civic/Non-profit, ReMerge, (2021)
  • Urban Land Institute Oklahoma, Philanthropic Vision Award – Camp Trivera, Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, (2021)
  • AIA Central Oklahoma, People’s Choice Award in Urban Design, Camp Trivera, Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, (2020)
  • Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition, Best in Higher Education, Zarrow Faculty and Graduate Center, Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma, (2020)
  • IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter, Design Excellence Award in the Public Services, ReMerge (2020)
  • ENR Texas Louisiana, Award of Merit Regional Best Projects – ReMerge, (2020)
  • PCI Design Award, Best High Tech Laboratory Building Design Award, KFOR, (2020)
  • SMPS Marketing Communications Award of Excellence, “Planting Daisies” Book for the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, (2019)
  • University of Oklahoma Dean’s Special Recognition Award, University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library, (2017)