René Peralta, a lecturer in the Division of Architecture, was invited to present at the 2023 AIA Oklahoma Conference. The conference will take place in Enid, Oklahoma, from Oct. 5-6 and will feature a variety of guest speakers, activities and presentations.
Peralta’s presentation, AI + Architecture: Designing a New Paradigm (1LU), will take place on Oct. 6 from 2-3 p.m. For his presentation, he will explore how artificial intelligence applications are reshaping the Architecture studio creative process, fueling innovation and charting a path towards the creation of new realities.
Peralta is an advocate for the integration of AI in Architecture education. In the spring 2023 semester, he implemented this technology in his studio course as a part of a semester long project. His students were the first at Gibbs College to use an AI image-generating program to aid in the design process.
He is also the author of the upcoming short story “Border Astronaut.” This story employs AI as a technique and medium to delve into the future of the US/Mexico border region, presenting it in a surreal and dreamy perspective. It will be showcased in the “Planetary Frontlines” exhibition at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 Venice Virtual Pavilion. The exhibition is set to launch on Sept. 22.
Learn more about the upcoming conference on the AIA Oklahoma website, or contact Melissa Hunt (405-948-7174) for more information.
Associate Professors Lee Fithian, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Pober have published a chapter in the recently released New Perspectives in Indoor Air Quality, published by Elsevier. Their contribution, titled “Chapter 16 – Architecture and the Challenges of Indoor Air Quality,” examines the relationship between architecture and indoor air quality.
Dr. Ladan Mozaffarian, Assistant Professor of Regional and City Planning, has been selected to serve as Co-Chair of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Planners of Color Interest Group (POCIG) for the 2025–2027 term.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to recognize Tahsin Tabassum, a recent graduate of the college’s Master of Regional and City Planning program and current doctoral student at the University of California, Irvine, for receiving the prestigious 2024–2025 American Planning Association (APA) Outstanding Student Award.
