The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the University of Oklahoma Inclusion Council. Dr. Shooka Motamedi, lecturer in the Division of Architecture, and Nova Savage, Academic Advisor, will be Gibbs College’s representatives on the OU Inclusion Council.
The Inclusion Council encompasses two members from each of the University’s colleges and several administrative offices for a total of over sixty members across campuses. Dr. Motamedi and Ms. Savage will liaise between Gibbs College and the Division of Diversity Equity, and Inclusion by maintaining a consistent channel of communication, by participating in a monthly meeting, and by sharing and dispersing important information to key stakeholders in the college.
Also, Gibbs College would like to extend a thank you to our outgoing Inclusion Council members, Dr. John Harris and Dr. Angela Person!
Read more about Gibbs College's efforts surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
A project designed by Gibbs College of Architecture faculty member Austin Lightle has been selected for BuildFest 2026, a national art and architecture festival held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York, on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
Two Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture alumni are helping shape recommendations that could influence affordable housing design and construction across Oklahoma.
The University of Oklahoma Libraries recently welcomed Carl Siegel as an Architecture Librarian and Archivist and Assistant Professor. In his role, Siegel supports students, faculty and staff across the Gibbs College of Architecture while also serving as archivist for the American School of Architecture Archives.
