Madison Hughes, an alumna of the Regional + City Planning Program, was hired earlier this year at Mosaic Community Planning, a company that works with local governments across the United States to help with housing and community development and engagement projects. Founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Mosaic Community Planning aims to facilitate an open, inclusive planning process that paves the way for sustained change.
In her role of Associate Planner at Mosaic, Madison has worked with cities across the United States to produce U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development required plans. She also conducts research and data analysis. She recently flew to North Carolina to facilitate community workshops for the city of Greenville.
The University of Oklahoma College of Architecture is proud to announce that Model Schools in the Model City, authored by Director of the Institute for Quality Communities, Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., has been named one of ten finalists for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize for Best New Book in African American History and Culture.
This semester, students in the LA 5535 Studio: Ecological Planning and Design, led by Prof. Afsana Sharmin, took on an ambitious hypothetical project to redesign key parts of the OU campus. Their mission: to tackle the critical real-world challenge of stormwater management through innovative green design.
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.
