The University of Oklahoma (OU) Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Luftwerk, the artistic collaboration of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero, has been appointed as Fall 2020 Bruce Goff Chairs of Creative Architecture. Irene Hwang will also serve as Fall 2020 Goff Chair.
As Goff Chairs, Bachmaier and Gallero offered a free public lecture via Zoom on “Engaging the Lyrical Geometry of Bruce Goff’s Ford Residence” on Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:30 a.m. CST.
Luftwerk explores light, color, and perception in immersive, experience-based installations. Focused on the context of a site Luftwerk applies their own interpretive layer, integrating the physical structure, historical context, and embedded information into each piece. Since its founding in 2007, Luftwerk has amassed a significant body of work ranging from site-specific installations to experimental projects that interpret data. In each project they are interested in the abilities of how light and color can be utilized to shift perception and enhance experience.
Among the projects Luftwerk will present is “Music, Light, and Architecture,” produced for Bruce Goff’s Ford Residence in Aurora, Illinois. While Third Coast Percussion revived Bruce Goff’s 1936 player piano composition, Luftwerk created projections for the circular ceiling of the Ford House.
The Bruce Goff Chair of Creative Architecture is an endowment that was created to honor Goff’s pedagogical legacy at OU. Among past Goff Chairs are Deborah Berke, Odile Decq, Lebbeus Woods, and Rick Lowe.
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.
