In its April meeting, the Osage Forest of Peace Board of Directors unanimously adopted a new campus plan created by students and faculty from the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture.
The adopted plan is the Forest’s official guide for its expansion. The multi-disciplinary plan was created by students and faculty from the Urban Design Studio with significant contributions from the Divisions of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Construction Science.
Osage Forest of Peace is a spiritual retreat center located in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
This is the second time GCA students have designed for Osage Forest of Peace. In 2018, several GCA students from architecture, interior design, and construction science presented their Forest design concepts as part of the annual C5 competition.
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.
