Oklahoma City-based architecture firm höffnerdesignstudio recently announced that it has been named a finalist in the 27th annual IIDA Will Ching Design Competition. Michael Höffner, a faculty member in the Division of Architecture is principal of höffnerdesignstudio.
“We are excited to announce the exceptional finalists of this year’s Will Ching Design Competition,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “The projects chosen this year are truly representative of commercial interior design excellence and are indicative of the high level of innovation boutique firms can achieve.”
The finalists were chosen by a jury of design experts, including Verda Alexander, IIDA, co-founder, O+A; Gary Lee, IIDA, president, Gary Lee Partners; and Krista Ninivaggi, IIDA, Allied ASID, founder, K&CO.
The winning project will be announced in April 2019 and will be honored at the IIDA black-tie gala, Silver, on June 9, 2019.
Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that alumnus Gary Armbruster, FAIA, ALEP was one of five individuals nationally named an "ICON in Education." Learning By Design magazine, in partnership with Tarkett North America.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture mourns the passing of alumnus J. Todd Scott, FAIA, whose career was dedicated to documenting, preserving and reimagining historic architecture across the country.
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.
