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Under the direction of Construction Science instructor, twelve Gibbs College students recently completed a building for the Osage Forest of Peace campus in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
The new “American School” structure will provide climate-controlled storage space for the forest operations. Students who participated in the construction project included Christian Andrews, Patrick Barton, Emily Carter, Carl Davis, Yana Dyachkova, Sean Harrell, Randall Kinnaman, Sam McKee, Caleb Nosak, Dominic Perez, Benjamin Sell, and Cooper Williams.
The project also included contributions from Gibbs College dean Hans E. Butzer, Director of Construction Science Ben Bigelow, Professor of Architecture Andres Cavieres, and Urban Design Studio Director Shawn Schaefer.
Above: The team frames the structure on the Osage Forest of Peace campus.
Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to recognize Petya Stefanoff, who is pursuing her doctorate in the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) program, has been appointed the new role of Director of Community Development for the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma. She joined the city in 2024.
Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design and director of the Institute for Quality Communities, has received national recognition for her book Model Schools in the Model City. The book has been named a finalist for the 2026 the PROSE Awards.
Gibbs College of Architecture Regional + City Planning Professor of Practice Vanessa Morrison and Associate Professor of Architecture Deborah Richards’ Open Design Collective received top honors at the inaugural BlackSpace Urbanist Collective Studio KIN Pitch Night Competition, held last month in Brooklyn, New York City.
