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.
On November 21, 2025, the Mainsite Contemporary Art gallery was transformed into a showcase of innovation and craftsmanship for the University of Oklahoma’s furniture design build studio exhibition, “Purpose in Form.”
In an interview with Dezeen, associate professor of architecture Angela Person discusses her new exhibit "Capital Brutalism" at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
OU Architecture lecturer René Peralta is featured in the University of Houston’s Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture exhibition "Is Housing Still Housing?" through his firm Generica Architecture, along with firm co-director Monica Fragoso, OU Architecture instructor Andrew Stone, and 3rd-year architecture student Ty Brown-Field.
The exhibition "Weaving the Storm" showcases first-year architecture students’ exploration of extreme weather systems through drawing and basket-weaving, translating atmospheric forces into spatial forms.
This spring, the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to present Creating Waves: The Architecture of James H. Fox, an exhibition that brings to light the rich legacy of an architect who believed deeply in the expressive power of structure, place, and personal connection.
David Boeck recently exhibited his sketches in an exhibition titled “UKRAINIAN CHURCHES: Standing Tall in the Struggle.” The exhibition was held at the Shevchenko Museum in Toronto from February 9, 2025, to February 28, 2025. Boeck, who retired from Gibbs College in 2024, is known for his vibrant and dynamic sketches, particularly of international sites.
The Center for Architecture + Design in San Francisco hosted an opening reception for the “Do Not Try to Remember” exhibition. Organized by the University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture, the exhibition explores the groundbreaking work of renegade architects who helped shape Bay Area design in the mid-20th century.
“Capital Brutalism,” an exhibition co-curated by Dr. Angela Person, associate professor and associate dean for research and external engagement at the Gibbs College, was recently reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Currently on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., the exhibition represents the most extensive survey of Brutalist architecture in the nation’s capital to date.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture proudly announces the highly successful opening of the Outré West: The American School of Architecture from Oklahoma to California exhibition. Held on August 22, 2024, at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, the event drew hundreds of attendees
While first planning upcoming exhibition Outré West: The American School of Architecture from Oklahoma to California, the curators had a bold idea: to recreate at full scale architectural fragments of projects documented in the show. Organized as a studio and independent study course instructed by Ken Marold, students undertook the challenge of drawing, fabricating, and assembling these installations.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma is pleased to announce the exhibition “Outré West: The American School of Architecture from Oklahoma to California,” meticulously curated by Gibbs faculty members Dr. Angela Person, Dr. Stephanie Pilat, and Marco Piscitelli. The exhibition also features significant contributions from faculty and students across the college and beyond.
Opening Aug. 22, 2024 in Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center’s Eleanor Kirkpatrick Main Gallery, Outré West: The American School of Architecture from Oklahoma to California considers the works of a group of architects who were educated and mentored in Oklahoma in the 1950s and 1960s, and later developed groundbreaking design practices in California.
Dr. Angela Person, associate professor of Architecture at the Christopher G. Gibbs College of Architecture, and Ty Cole, an award-winning architectural photographer, have co-curated a new exhibition at the National Building Museum (NBM) in Washington, D.C., titled “Capital Brutalism.” The exhibition, which runs through February 17, 2025, is the largest-ever survey of Brutalist architecture in the U.S. capital.
The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. is full of Sooner Nation talent. Two of the museum’s main gallery spaces currently feature exhibits displaying University of Oklahoma architectural expertise.
Deborah Richards, an assistant professor at Gibbs College and founder and co-director at Script Architecture, is featured in “Spatializing Reproductive Justice,” a traveling exhibition and programming series currently on display at the Center for Architecture in New York City. Running through September 2024, the exhibition aims to “spread awareness of the inequities of reproductive care in the United States and the agency of design fields to expand access.”
Brutal DC, a design exhibition curated by Angela Person, an associate professor of Architecture, and professional photographer Ty Cole, opened on Oct. 14 at the Southern Utah Museum of Art. The exhibition is comprised of archival documents, recent re-imaginings and fine art photography that consider the historical underpinnings, current state and future possibilities of key Brutalist buildings in Washington, DC.
The Gibbs College of Architecture and OU Libraries invite you to celebrate exhibitions on the American School in California. These exhibitions showcase the works of John Marsh Davis and Mickey Muennig, two architects who studied at OU under Bruce Goff and went on to have distinguished careers in California.
Insert a short summary of the article here, usually a few sentences long. It can be the first few lines from the article, or you can write a short blurb that covers the main points of the news article.Professor of Architecture and Interim Associate Dean of Gibbs College Dr. Keith Gåddie and his collaborator Jocelyn Evans recently exhibited a collection of photographs at Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama. The exhibit showcased photos from their project, “A Lens on Historic Georgia Courthouses,” in the Cason McDermott Art Gallery.
Angela Person, an assistant professor of Architecture, gave an invited lecture at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on February 22, 2023. The lecture, entitled BRUTAL DC, provided an overview of Dr. Person’s upcoming exhibition of the same title at the award-winning Southern Utah Museum of Art.
