Urban Design Studio students presented data and findings from their Great Streets project for Maple Ridge during the neighborhood’s annual holiday party.
More than 100 residents visited with the students to provide feedback. Dozens signed up to work with the students during the project’s design phase next spring.
Students featured are: Samiul Haque, Dylan Rumsey, Sherry Smith, Alex O’Connell, Virginia Paiva, and Lahari Peluri (not pictured).
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
