Each semester, Gibbs College welcomes leading practitioners and scholars who are shaping the future of our allied disciplines. Through inspiring lectures by visionaries such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Samuel Mockbee, Rick Lowe, Beatriz Colomina, Steven Lewis, Odile Decq, Toni Griffin, and many others, Gibbs College has cultivated a rich legacy of connecting students with influential voices from across the U.S. and around the world.
March 20, 2023
The Placemaking Conference is a biennial event inviting students, advocates, professionals, and civic leaders to learn from leading experts on topics and techniques in community development. The event is held at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, and has drawn attendees from sixty Oklahoma counties and 14 states.
March 05, 2020
In the Spring of 2020, the University of Oklahoma (OU) hosted “Schools of Thought: Rethinking Architectural Pedagogy,” a conference designed to bring together scholars, architects, and designers to explore questions about how we teach design.
View historic lectures by Frank Lloyd Wright, Samuel Mockbee, and Bruce Goff
* Lecture made possible with support from the Bruce Goff Chair for Creative Architecture
** IQC Placemaking Conference lecture