Dr. Lee A. Fithian, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, and associate professor of Architecture in the Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, was appointed on April 6, 2021, to the IECC Technical Committee of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC).
The OUBCC created a technical committee to review Chapter 11 of the 2018 edition of the International Residential Code® (IRC®) and the 2015 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC®).
Congratulations, Dr. Fithian!
Robert L. Wesley, a pioneering architect and beloved mentor, has died at age 88. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Wesley joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1964 and became the firm's first Black partner in 1984. Throughout his career, he contributed to significant architectural projects while maintaining a strong commitment to civic engagement and professional mentorship.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to celebrate a series of recent accomplishments by Dr. Jim Collard, Professor of Practice in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design, whose work continues to shape conversations around Indigenous economic development nationally and internationally.
University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans E. [PA1.1]Butzer returned to one of his most significant works on December 15, joining survivors and past and present board members for the groundbreaking of a $15.8 million expansion of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
