With her teammates, Jillane Tatarian, Interior Design senior (left), was named first runner-up in the design charrette during the 2018 International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Texas-Oklahoma Chapter Student Conference. Jillane was on a team with students from Louisiana State University, Texas Christian University, and the University of Alabama. Their submission, titled “Elemental,” showcased their design of an educational facility.
The conference brought together students, educators, and design industry professionals for a multi-day professional enrichment experience. Project and firm tours, professional development for professionals, portfolio reviews and mock interviews conducted by working professionals, industry expo, and a variety of other networking opportunities were organized. The student conference is designed to elevate the profession of Interior Design and lead the way for the next generation of interior designers. Participants are involved in a variety of events that are designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of the practice and influence of interior design through presentations and conversations with practicing professionals.
For more information about the IIDA Student Conference, contact Elizabeth Pober (epober@ou.edu).
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.
