Dr. Shideh Shadravan was named the Gibbs College of Architecture’s 2018 Outstanding Faculty Member for her contributions to the college through her teaching, research, service and collegiality. Shadravan is an Assistant Professor specializing in creating, making and breaking structural designs with architects. As a researcher and engineering designer, she has explored the fields of concrete materials and steel structures. She enjoys interacting with students, learning about their passions and interests and being involved in studio and industry course projects.
Congratulations, Dr. Shadravan!
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.
