Mark your calendars for the OU Alumni + Friends Reception at the 2023 AIA National Conference!
Scheduled for Friday, June 9, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m, Dean Hans E. Butzer will host the event at the Living Room Bar located within the W San Francisco Hotel. The venue is conveniently located just a 3-minute walk from the Moscone Convention Center, where the AIA National Conference will be held.
We will also be celebrating the recent elevation of Jason Holuby, class of 2000, to Fellow of the AIA.
This reception is a come-and-go event. A cash bar will be available, and appetizers will be provided.
Featured image courtesy of Engel Ching.
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
