An integrated Design-Build team of OU students from Construction Science, Architecture, and Interior Design won 1st place at the TEXO Foundation | Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 5 student competition.
The TEXO foundation is an organization that strives to tackle the current construction labor shortage by educating, recruiting, and training the next generation of construction professionals. Their annual competition with the ASC allows students to showcase their skills and network with TEXO member companies. The student teams are challenged with quick turn-around bid proposals and in-person presentations.
This year’s competition took place on Monday, February 20th at Hurst Conference Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The teams were given 16 hours to submit a proposal for the adaptive reuse of a vacant retail mall space to a primary care center. The proposal included a conceptual design, cost estimate, design schedule, construction schedule, site logistics plan, and team qualifications.
The winning team was coached by Dr. Tammy McCuen, a professor of Construction Science, and consisted of Gibbs students Ethan Watson (CNS), Ella Bevins (CNS), Nicholas Kissee (CNS), Kade Berryman (CNS), Reilly Tuer (ARCH), and Sam Painter (ID).
Congratulations to our students for this accomplishment!
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
