OU Architecture faculty Dr. Stephanie Pilat and Dr. Angela Person, along with Dr. Carmina Sanchez-del-Valle of Hampton University, recently published a special edition of the architectural research journal Enquiry. The special issue, themed “Inclusive Design Pedagogies and Practices,” brings together recent scholarship that examines ways to break from traditional architecture studio teaching practices by providing inclusive pedagogies and learning modes.
In their introduction to the issue, Pilat, Person, and Sanchez-del-Valle argue that a critical rethinking of all facets of design teaching is necessary if the profession of architecture is to ever become truly equitable, diverse, and inclusive. As the abstract describes, “While architectural and design curricula have evolved in the intervening decades, the culture of the design schools, teaching methods, and role models remain far too similar to the one […] decades ago.” The special issue then features articles that present and examine evidence-based teaching and learning strategies for creating more inclusive design pedagogies and practices.
The issue includes the following articles:
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.
