The 2021 CODAawards jury has voted, selecting the “Top 100” most successful design projects that integrate commissioned art into an interior, architectural, or public space. We’re pleased to share that the exhibition design for “Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture,” a recent partnership between Gibbs College and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, was listed among the “Top 100!” It appears on the list alongside the work of prestigious international artists and designers, including Olafur Eliasson, Paul Cocksedge, and others.
What’s next?
We hope you’ll consider voting for “Renegades” for People’s Choice by June 30, 2021. To cast your vote, click the button below and search for “Renegades” (Ctrl+F on PC or Command+F on Mac), then click the orange “VOTE” button found underneath the “Renegades” title on the awards website.
About “Renegades”
The exhibition “Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture” tells the story of dramatic change in architectural education under the guidance of Bruce Goff, Herb Greene and others at the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s and ‘60s. The show debuted at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in January 2020, and is now available in an online interactive format on the Gibbs College website. Learn more
About the CODAawards
The internationally acclaimed CODAawards celebrate the projects that most successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces. Commissioned Art Matters – and the CODAawards celebrate this. The CODAawards program honors the individuals and the teams whose collective imaginations create the public and private spaces that inspire us every day. Learn more
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.
