The Fall 2022 OU Architecture Design Awards were recently announced, with seven students receiving recognition for their outstanding work. There are two categories of awards: the Fall 2022 Design V GH2 Design Studio Prize, and the Fall 2022 Design VII Award.
The GH2 Design Studio Prize recognizes excellence in the integration of architecture and landscape design. This year, the prize was awarded to Talor Young, a 3rd year Architecture student. Young received this award for his project, “Cafe At Lake Thunderbird.” Jurors described Young’s design as “simply beautiful,” and noted that the “design creates a strong relationship with the land and plays on the contours of the site.”
Talor Young’s model for his project “Cafe at Lake Thunderbird”.
The Fall 2022 Design VII Award was given to three undergraduate students and three graduate students for their excellent designs. The undergraduate recipients were Hiroki Mishima, Audrey Owen and Priya Patel, and the graduate recipients were Ian Gray, Shae Greenhagen and Seth Pomeroy.
A rendering from Ian Gray's project.
Congratulations to all of the honorees!
Feature Image: Renderings from student projects. Credits clockwise from top left: Seth Pomeroy, Shae Greenhagen, Hiroki Mishima, and Talor Young.
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.
