Daniel Butko, associate director and professor in the Division of Architecture, was recognized at the 2023 American Institute of Architects Honor Awards Celebration. The AIA Oklahoma Honor Awards Program recognizes exceptional members for their distinguished leadership and commitment to the quality of life in Oklahoma.
Butko received the AIA Oklahoma Award for Outstanding Educational Contributions, which recognizes architectural educators who have positively influenced a wide range of students and have maintained relevance by directing students toward the future while drawing on the past.
Butko hosting an Architecture Town Hall.
Butko has worked in the Architecture industry for more than 30 years and has gained a variety of academic and professional experiences with design, client management, construction administration and acoustical consultation. In Gibbs College, he regularly teaches design studios, materials and sustainable technology courses, design-build courses and an architectural acoustics elective.
Butko hosting OU Mini College Sessions.
Since joining the Gibbs College faculty in 2010, Butko has taught more than 1,600 students. Butko has worked diligently to create unique, hands-on learning opportunities for students, including a variety of field trips, service-learning activities and workshops. Several of his student mentees have won notable awards under his guidance, including the Newman Medal for Excellence in Acoustics and the AIA Central Oklahoma Chapter Student Design Award.
Butko has taken Gibbs students on field trips to Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico to visit sites such as design centers, archives and vegetative roofs. He has also engaged the next generation of architects through OU mini college sessions, where he introduced children to the Architecture field through model building, games and other activities.
Congratulations to Butko for receiving this award!
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture announces John Harris as Associate Dean for Research ad interim, effective Aug. 25, 2026, until the permanent position is filled.
Gibbs College is pleased to announce the 2026 Gibbs College Faculty & Staff Awards recipients. These individuals were recognized by Dean Butzer during the Gibbs College Back to School Meeting and will be honored during the Celebration Banquet in October. They were nominated by their colleagues via an open nomination process.
Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s student journal, has been awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts to support its next two issues, “Pause” (Volume IX) and “React” (Volume X).
