Students in the Graduate 4 Architecture Design Studio, led by professors Amy Leveno and Awilda Rodriguez, spent two days exploring Dallas as part of their studio work centered on Dallas City Hall and the surrounding downtown area.
The trip began with a guided tour of Dallas City Hall hosted by Councilman Paul Ridley and led by Marcus Watson, Chief Planner and Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Dallas, followed by research at the Dallas Archives. Students also visited the historic Statler Dallas and Interurban Building, an adaptive reuse housing project, and toured the offices of Perkins&Will, where Design Director Ron Stelmarski shared insights on the firm’s design of the new Dallas Convention Center.
The group continued their circuit through Klyde Warren Park and the Dallas Arts District, finishing at the Nasher Sculpture Center, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The field trip gave students a firsthand look at downtown Dallas’s civic, historical, and cultural fabric, providing valuable context to inform their studio design projects.
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.
