The University of Oklahoma College of Architecture is proud to partner with Dallas CASA to help abused and neglected children in their community. The 2017 Parade of Playhouses at NorthPark Center provided an opportunity to help abused and neglected children realize their dreams of finding safe, permanent homes. COA built a playhouse to help raise funds and awareness in support of Dallas CASA. Thanks to Prof. Bob Pavlik for leading this effort. The playhouse placed third in the Parade of Playhouses Fan-Favorite competition!
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.
