Gibbs College alumnus and Board of Visitors Chair Jerry Merriman is retiring from his role as President of Merriman Anderson Architects (MAA). His wife, Deby, who is the director of MAA Human Resources, is also retiring. Together, they founded the firm in 1987, in Dallas, TX, and have been “instrumental in shaping the downtown’s skyline.”
Learn more about Merriman’s award-winning career in this recent Dallas Magazine article: https://www.dmagazine.com/business-economy/2020/08/merriman-anderson-architects-founder-jerry-merriman-retires/
Congratulations, Jerry and Deby!
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Thinh "Henry" Duong, a master's student in the Division of Interior Design, for earning first place in the 2026 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Director and Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) faculty member Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum.
In May, students from the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture's Architecture, Environmental Design, and Interior Design programs participated in an intensive five-day Studio in Residence at Taliesin West, the iconic winter home and desert laboratory of Frank Lloyd Wright.
