The 2021 CODAawards jury has voted, selecting the “Top 100” most successful design projects that integrate commissioned art into an interior, architectural, or public space. We’re pleased to share that the exhibition design for “Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture,” a recent partnership between Gibbs College and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, was listed among the “Top 100!” It appears on the list alongside the work of prestigious international artists and designers, including Olafur Eliasson, Paul Cocksedge, and others.
What’s next?
We hope you’ll consider voting for “Renegades” for People’s Choice by June 30, 2021. To cast your vote, click the button below and search for “Renegades” (Ctrl+F on PC or Command+F on Mac), then click the orange “VOTE” button found underneath the “Renegades” title on the awards website.
About “Renegades”
The exhibition “Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture” tells the story of dramatic change in architectural education under the guidance of Bruce Goff, Herb Greene and others at the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s and ‘60s. The show debuted at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in January 2020, and is now available in an online interactive format on the Gibbs College website. Learn more
About the CODAawards
The internationally acclaimed CODAawards celebrate the projects that most successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces. Commissioned Art Matters – and the CODAawards celebrate this. The CODAawards program honors the individuals and the teams whose collective imaginations create the public and private spaces that inspire us every day. Learn more
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.
