With coauthors Dr. Nina M. Flores and Laureen D. Hom, Regional + City Planning assistant professor C. Aujean Lee published one of the first pieces in the field of planning on Asian Americans, their racialization, and lessons for planning. The article appears in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
The authors illustrate how Asian Americans are important for the field because they help to understand intragroup and intergroup differences, how racialization upholds white supremacy, and how to document community-led activism.
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.
