Associate Professor of Architecture Daniel Butko recently presented his current acoustical research at the Acoustical Society of America conference in Louisville, KY.
The paper presentation titled: “The Spectrum of Concrete – material research and experimentation expanding previous sOUnd lab results for various acoustical environments” showcased recent progress of how concrete (with various admixtures/additives) can be processed, shaped, surfaced, and implemented into full-scale built form to decrease excessive reverberation and flutter echo while increasing clarity and speech intelligibility.
Faculty and students, working in both physical and digital realms with industry partners, are analyzing and validating consequences of manipulating materials for resultant acoustical criteria.
Special thanks to Fears Lab, Chesapeake Acoustic Research Institute, and Dr. Shadravan & her RA’s for project collaboration and to Coreslab Structures and Reckli Formliners for sponsoring the presentation.
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.
