Angela Person and Stephanie Pilat, faculty in the OU Division of Architecture, were recently announced as recipients of the 2023 Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society. The prize is awarded by Columbia University’s Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
Person and Pilat received this award for their course proposal “Resilient Futures: Reimagining Habitation in Energy Country.” Oklahoma faces a complex set of challenges due to its energy infrastructure, weather-related vulnerabilities, and unique refugee occupancy. This course explores how architects, scientists, artists, and activists can work together to address the pressing habitation needs of this region that are heightened by its changing climate. This course builds on the Spring 2022 “Resilient Futures” course that Person and Pilat offered with support from PhD student and teaching assistant Felipe Flores.
Five exemplary course proposals were selected to receive a cash prize and support to teach these courses at ACSA host institutions across the world. Each of these proposals will be presented at the ACSA 111th Annual Meeting. Learn more about this award and see the full list of recipients.
Congratulations to Angela Person and Stephanie Pilat for this achievement!
Petya Stefanoff, Chair of the Educational Committee with the American Planning Association, Oklahoma Chapter (APA-OK) and Gibbs College PhD candidate, has developed a new training program for local government officials. The program, focused on land use, zoning principles, and land development, recently certified its first graduates with Certified Citizen Planner status.
Gibbs Construction Science and Architecture students recently traveled to Dublin, Ireland, to compete in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 8 Student Competition. The team partnered with Czech Technical University and secured third place in the Design-Build category.
Gibbs College is pleased to present the exhibition Vollendorf in Oklahoma: The Architecture of Dean Bryant Vollendorf during the Spring 2026 semester. It will be on display in Gould Hall, on the OU-Norman Campus, from February 16, 2026 - March 13, 2026.
