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Associate Professors Lee Fithian, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Pober have published a chapter in the recently released New Perspectives in Indoor Air Quality, published by Elsevier. Their contribution, titled “Chapter 16 – Architecture and the Challenges of Indoor Air Quality,” examines the relationship between architecture and indoor air quality.
According to the chapter’s abstract, the authors explore how architectural designs have historically evolved in response to public health concerns and how these precedents offer lessons for contemporary practice. It also outlines modern challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, along with resilience strategies and practical applications for improving indoor environments. The abstract concludes that by understanding the past and applying its lessons to current conditions, architects and interior designers can design healthier, more sustainable buildings that respond to both present and future challenges.
The book is available for purchase on the Elsevier website:
https://shop.elsevier.com/books/new-perspectives-in-indoor-air-quality/avino/978-0-443-26643-0
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.
