First-year Architecture students enrolled in Design 1 recently took a walking tour of Norman as part of their research into human experiences in urban spaces.
The students, led by instructor Donovan Linsey, visited the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Campus Corner, The Well, the Norman Depot, Herb Greene’s exhibit at MAINSITE Contemporary Art, the Norman Municipal Complex, Andrews Park, the Blake Baldwin Skatepark, and the Norman Central Library. By visiting these places, the students could begin to understand how design of urban spaces influences the experience of people who visit those spaces.
The students used the knowledge they gained in this tour exercise to begin thinking about and designing public spaces in their Invisible Cities final projects that they will present at the end of the semester.
Robert L. Wesley, a pioneering architect and beloved mentor, has died at age 88. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Wesley joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1964 and became the firm's first Black partner in 1984. Throughout his career, he contributed to significant architectural projects while maintaining a strong commitment to civic engagement and professional mentorship.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to celebrate a series of recent accomplishments by Dr. Jim Collard, Professor of Practice in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design, whose work continues to shape conversations around Indigenous economic development nationally and internationally.
University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans E. [PA1.1]Butzer returned to one of his most significant works on December 15, joining survivors and past and present board members for the groundbreaking of a $15.8 million expansion of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
