Regional + City Planning student Landon Jones was hired as an intern with the City of Oklahoma City’s Planned Development and Implementation Division in the Planning Department.
Architecture student Trey London recently participated in the 2024 Winter Shadowship program with the award-winning global design firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM). This program offers an immersive professional experience to students planning a career in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry.
This summer, third-year Ph.D. student Felipe Flores served as an architectural associate at DLZ Corporation. DLZ is one of the leading consulting firms within the realms of architecture, engineering and surveying. It currently occupies the 139th spot on Engineering-News Record’s esteemed list of the Top 500 Design Firms in the United States. Additionally, it stands as the 11th largest firm in the Midwest, boasting a workforce of over 800 individuals spread across 29 offices.
The Division of Architecture will be hosting a series of Internship Workshops over Zoom throughout the fall semester! The workshops will prepare students for the Architectural Experience Program (AXP), which includes internships and a co-op program. Work experience through AXP is required for students to become licensed architects.
Since February, höffnerdesignstudio has been host to OU Gibbs College of Architecture students Reilly Tuer and Kyler Smith. Tuer and Smith are fulfilling their internship semester by doing a project with the City of Edmond that carries forward an Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) initial report. Thanks to funding from IQC, the students are able to have paid internships while working in a professional setting, on a project with real stakes, and for a real client.
Lahari Peluri, an international student from India working on her master’s degree in Urban Design at OU-Tulsa, is currently interning at LandPlan Consultants. During her internship, she recently had the opportunity to participate in a parklet competition. We are proud to announce that she won first place!
This fall, we are pleased to share highlights of our award-winning Haskell & Irene Lemon Division of Construction Science (CNS) at Gibbs College. You can look forward to learning about events and opportunities, student and alumni highlights, research initiatives, and more.
Landscape Architecture graduate student Alice Calmon is gaining hands-on experience through an internship with EDSA in Florida. Her work spans multiple project phases while strengthening her technical skills, creativity, and professional development.
Leslie Avila is a Senior Construction Science student interning with The Beck Group in Dallas. Avila works closely with the superintendent on the floor on punch list items and scheduling.
Brady Smith is a Senior Construction Science major at Gibbs College of Architecture who is interning at Flintco in Oklahoma City. For his internship, Smith is working as a field engineer. He is gaining knowledge about how the construction industry operates.
Graduate Landscape Architecture student, Haley Powell, is spending her summer getting some valuable experience as an intern at The Broussard Group (TBG) in Dallas. At TBG, she is completing a multitude of tasks including drafting in CAD (computer aided design), designing paving patterns, developing sheet sets for a submittal, and many other things to help a client understand the concepts of a design.
Graduate Landscape Architecture student, Yashaswini R, Dasarapalli, is spending her summer getting valuable experience as an intern at GH2 Architects, LLC, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While working as a Landscape Architecture Intern, Dasarapalli had the opportunity to visit different sites designed by GH2, attend meetings with people from other disciplines, and learn about technical aspects of design and implementation in a professional setting.
Interior design student Ryan McNitt is gaining hands-on experience through a summer internship at a multidisciplinary firm, working on commercial projects and design development. Her coursework and internship have strengthened her skills, emphasizing teamwork, time management, and real-world application of design concepts.
