Dr. Bryce Lowery, an Associate Professor of Regional + City Planning, was recently quoted in an article about digital billboards in The Wall Street Journal.
Public debates in cities like San Diego, Madison, Austin and Los Angeles continue to suggest ongoing disagreements about where bright digital displays should be permitted in cities: part of vibrant commercial districts, but unwanted in residential communities. According to Dr. Lowery, “The use of public visual space for private interest has always sparked people. The digital billboards have just transformed the conversation.”
Dr. Lowery suggests a collaborative approach that brings advertising companies, communities and land use planners together. Collectively, they can explore innovative ways to create commercial vibrancy while promoting the quality of life for residents.
Learn more about this debate and read the full article.
Feature Image courtesy of Nantes Metropole/Rodolphe Delaroque.
Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to recognize Petya Stefanoff, who is pursuing her doctorate in the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) program, has been appointed the new role of Director of Community Development for the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma. She joined the city in 2024.
Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design and director of the Institute for Quality Communities, has received national recognition for her book Model Schools in the Model City. The book has been named a finalist for the 2026 the PROSE Awards.
Gibbs College of Architecture Regional + City Planning Professor of Practice Vanessa Morrison and Associate Professor of Architecture Deborah Richards’ Open Design Collective received top honors at the inaugural BlackSpace Urbanist Collective Studio KIN Pitch Night Competition, held last month in Brooklyn, New York City.
