Associate professor of architecture Dave Boeck recently presented a talk on “New Construction, Home Additions, and Remodels Designed to Support Accessibility, Visitability and Aging in Place” as part of a day-long “Accessibility in Housing Seminar” looking at visitability in residential design in Norman, Oklahoma.
The seminar was sponsored by Oklahoma Adapt, the Metropolitan Fair Housing Council, The Oklahoma Council for Affordable Housing, Project Independence, and DeBruler and Associates.
For more information about housing issues in Oklahoma, visit the Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing.
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
