Angela Person and Stephanie Pilat, faculty in the OU Division of Architecture, were recently announced as recipients of the 2023 Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society. The prize is awarded by Columbia University’s Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
Person and Pilat received this award for their course proposal “Resilient Futures: Reimagining Habitation in Energy Country.” Oklahoma faces a complex set of challenges due to its energy infrastructure, weather-related vulnerabilities, and unique refugee occupancy. This course explores how architects, scientists, artists, and activists can work together to address the pressing habitation needs of this region that are heightened by its changing climate. This course builds on the Spring 2022 “Resilient Futures” course that Person and Pilat offered with support from PhD student and teaching assistant Felipe Flores.
Five exemplary course proposals were selected to receive a cash prize and support to teach these courses at ACSA host institutions across the world. Each of these proposals will be presented at the ACSA 111th Annual Meeting. Learn more about this award and see the full list of recipients.
Congratulations to Angela Person and Stephanie Pilat for this achievement!
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.
