AIA Eastern Oklahoma President Darshan Patel, AIA, was recently featured in a Tulsa World editorial opposing Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again by forcing architects to use a classical style when designing public buildings.
A 2005 graduate of the Urban Design Studio, President Patel supports the position reflected in the American School philosophy that designs should respond to context and local influences rather than stylistic dictum.
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Darshan Patel: Make federal buildings beautiful ... and local ... and useful again
A project designed by Gibbs College of Architecture faculty member Austin Lightle has been selected for BuildFest 2026, a national art and architecture festival held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York, on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
Two Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture alumni are helping shape recommendations that could influence affordable housing design and construction across Oklahoma.
The University of Oklahoma Libraries recently welcomed Carl Siegel as an Architecture Librarian and Archivist and Assistant Professor. In his role, Siegel supports students, faculty and staff across the Gibbs College of Architecture while also serving as archivist for the American School of Architecture Archives.
