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Third-year students enrolled in Interior Design Studio V, a course taught by Gibbs College of Architecture lecturer Rick Skaggs, are working on interior design proposals for the historic Woodward Theater in Woodward, Oklahoma.
The studio project is a partnership with the Institute for Quality Communities, the Woodward Arts Theater and the Josie Adams Cultural Center.
The original building was constructed in 1929 and is on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
Images provided by Rick Skaggs
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.
