Aaron Jones, an affiliate faculty member of the Gibbs College of Architecture, recently received funding for the collaborative architecture project “Deep Space Maine.” They were awarded the SPACE: American Rescue Plan – Maine Project Grant. SPACE is a nonprofit organization based in Maine that supports contemporary arts projects, champions artists, and encourages an open exchange of ideas. The organization was selected by the National Endowment of the Arts to redistribute project funding from the American Rescue Plan.
In collaboration with artist and scholar Cary Adams, Aaron Jones will design and build a small off-grid writer’s cabin in Maine. The cabin will be for the creation of anthropocentric themed fiction. The project borrows construction methods from vernacular architectures that resemble space stations. The cabin’s alien appearance will connect an anthropocentric environment to other-worldliness. Writers at the cabin will tap into the planetary estrangement of the scenario created by this unique setting for their own creative work.
Petya Stefanoff, Chair of the Educational Committee with the American Planning Association, Oklahoma Chapter (APA-OK) and Gibbs College PhD candidate, has developed a new training program for local government officials. The program, focused on land use, zoning principles, and land development, recently certified its first graduates with Certified Citizen Planner status.
Gibbs Construction Science and Architecture students recently traveled to Dublin, Ireland, to compete in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 8 Student Competition. The team partnered with Czech Technical University and secured third place in the Design-Build category.
Gibbs College is pleased to present the exhibition Vollendorf in Oklahoma: The Architecture of Dean Bryant Vollendorf during the Spring 2026 semester. It will be on display in Gould Hall, on the OU-Norman Campus, from February 16, 2026 - March 13, 2026.
