Interior Design Senior, Ava Moore, and Interior Design 2022 Graduate, Olivia Aasheim, recently received awards from the Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition’s (OIDC).
The OIDC is a legislative advocate organization dedicated to promoting, protecting, and enhancing the Interior Design profession in the State of Oklahoma. They recently held their annual Award Ceremony, which includes a student competition.
Olivia Aasheim received Best in Student Competition for her submission with Kasa de Koko, Como una Bomba, The Sandy Spur. Ava Moore received an Honorable Mention in the Student Competition for her submission with NEXT New York Office.
Olivia, who submitted her work as a student and graduated from the Gibbs College Interior Design program in May 2022, now currently works in Dallas for the Interior Design firm Page Southerland Page.
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.
