Regional and City Planning assistant professor Bryce Lowery was recently profiled by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). In the interview, which looks at how he became involved with ACSP leadership, what he wanted to be when he was growing up, and his goals for the field, Dr. Lowery says, “Food systems planning is a dynamic field. I’m amazed by all the momentum among planning, public health, and agricultural scholars and practitioners. Moving from California to Oklahoma proved to be an extremely valuable learning experience for me. A place like California that grows many of the fruits and vegetables eaten there contrasts starkly to a place like Oklahoma where everything is generally shipped in from somewhere else. The opportunities for agriculture to foster economic, social, and environmental improvements seems almost limitless in a place like this. New models of farming seem to suggest that, even in the tall grass prairie of the Great Plains, there may be opportunities to grow, harvest, and enjoy local produce. I hope to be part of the trajectory toward increasing local food security and food sovereignty.”
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.
