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.
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.
