The Institute for Quality Communities has partnered with the city of Waurika, Oklahoma, to offer planning assistance, with the support of the Oklahoma Municipal League. Over 30 GCA students have been working with the city to solve problems such as walkability, accessibility, parks, empty buildings, and run-down side streets. After two site visits, the IQC is now working on developing their recommendations on how they can bring the city of Waurika back to life.
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Waurika Collaborates with IQC and OML | The Institute for Quality Communities
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.
