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On September 27th, the College of Architecture hosted the Symposium on Women, Peacebuilding, and Community Transformation in Post-Conflict Environments. The symposium was sponsored by the Bruce Goff Chair of Creative Architecture and brought together grassroots advocates striving for justice and quality of life for women in post-conflict northern Uganda. Speakers included Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe, Director of the St. Monica’s School in Gulu; Evelyn Amony, Chairperson of the Women’s Advocacy Network; and Michael Otim, founder of the Justice and Reconciliation project and Executive director of the Uganda Fund.
The symposium was part of the launch of OU’s new Center for Peace and Development, which is dedicated to working with and learning from local partners in their efforts to address the long term needs of post-conflict communities and is co-directed by CoA’s own John Harris.
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.
In May, students from the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture's Architecture, Environmental Design, and Interior Design programs participated in an intensive five-day Studio in Residence at Taliesin West, the iconic winter home and desert laboratory of Frank Lloyd Wright.
