Building on the conversations about the future of design pedagogy that were started during the March 2020 “Schools of Thought” conference, the Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma is hosting a series of webinar conversations that explore how to adapt to our changing world, or better yet, how to rebuild it as a better world.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. EST
Justin Ferguson, Meticulous Design (MODERATOR)
Justin Ferguson, PhD, is director of urban design and planning at Meticulous Design + Architecture in Indianapolis. An architect with 25 years of professional experience across various project types and scales, his focus for the past 15 years has been on public engagement in design and planning. He was the assistant dean of the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University where he also served as the director of the Master of Urban Design (MUD) program as well as the executive director of the Center for Civic Design (CCD).
Shannon Criss, University of Kansas
Shannon Criss serves as a Professor at the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Kansas (KU) and is a licensed architect with over twenty years of experience teaching and practicing architecture. Her research and teaching are focused on public interest design, the practice of sustainable development, healthy communities and engaging everyday buildings within urban places. Through Dotte Agency, a community-outreach program she co-founded at KU, she serves to engage underserved communities in urban spaces-connecting university students with community, civic organizations, governments and the profession.
Shane Hampton, University of Oklahoma
Shane Hampton is a city planner and the director of the University of Oklahoma Institute for Quality Communities (IQC). He leads community engagement partnerships with towns and cities in Oklahoma, often focusing on placemaking, street design, and tactical urbanism.
Cory Henry, Atelier Cory Henry
Cory Henry is a practitioner and educator based in Los Angeles. His eponymous studio, Atelier Cory Henry, operates in the fields of architecture, urbanism and visual art. His academic work regularly interrogates the discourse and implications of aesthetics, politics, philosophy and economics in architecture and the built environment.
The structure of this 90-minute discussion will be:
The Summer Schools of Thought Series is led by Stephanie Pilat, Angela Person and Tony Cricchio.
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.
