Architects of The American School Symposium lecturers, including Brian Phillips and his partner, Deb Katz, from Philadelphia and Cambridge, respectively; Eddie Jones, from Phoenix; and Donald MacDonald, from San Francisco, each led individually-tailored design workshops for three lucky groups of College of Architecture students on Thurs., Aug 24 and Fri., Aug 25.
Featured image: Brian Philips and Deb Katz, principals of Philadelphia-based ISA, lead CoA students on a “Land Rush” tour of Norman’s Main Street as part of their workshop.
Telesis, a journal produced by students in the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, has earned first place in the 2026 Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals for its seventh volume, “Unfold.” This marks the fourth time the publication has earned recognition for excellence in student architectural journalism. It shares the honor with student journals from Columbia University, University of Michigan, and Cal Poly.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Thinh "Henry" Duong, a master's student in the Division of Interior Design, for earning first place in the 2026 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Director and Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) faculty member Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum.
