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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.
A project designed by Gibbs College of Architecture faculty member Austin Lightle has been selected for BuildFest 2026, a national art and architecture festival held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York, on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
Two Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture alumni are helping shape recommendations that could influence affordable housing design and construction across Oklahoma.
The University of Oklahoma Libraries recently welcomed Carl Siegel as an Architecture Librarian and Archivist and Assistant Professor. In his role, Siegel supports students, faculty and staff across the Gibbs College of Architecture while also serving as archivist for the American School of Architecture Archives.
