Join the Division of Regional and City Planning for their 2021 Planning Office tour on Friday, September 24th from 12-2pm. The tour will be on Zoom. Attendees will be able to chat with organizations involved in planning in Oklahoma, meet planning professionals, and learn about the diversity of planning and planning organizations.
Featured organizations include Sofola and Associates, Progress OKC, the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City, and the OKC Planning Department. The Gibbs College of Architecture’s Division of Regional and City Planning will be joined by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies Center for Social Justice to host this event.
Robert L. Wesley, a pioneering architect and beloved mentor, has died at age 88. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Wesley joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1964 and became the firm's first Black partner in 1984. Throughout his career, he contributed to significant architectural projects while maintaining a strong commitment to civic engagement and professional mentorship.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to celebrate a series of recent accomplishments by Dr. Jim Collard, Professor of Practice in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design, whose work continues to shape conversations around Indigenous economic development nationally and internationally.
University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans E. [PA1.1]Butzer returned to one of his most significant works on December 15, joining survivors and past and present board members for the groundbreaking of a $15.8 million expansion of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
