Gibbs College of Architecture proudly announces the successful reaccreditation of its Landscape Architecture program by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).
Over a period of a year, the Landscape Architecture faculty collaborated to compile a comprehensive report and a student exhibit for the LAAB’s assessment visit. The in-depth document and exhibit showcased the curriculum, assignments, facilities, and remarkable student work that define the program.
The reaccreditation process involved faculty, students, and LAAB representatives, including distinguished faculty from peer institutions and experienced landscape architecture professionals.
During the three-day campus visit, the accreditation team conducted a thorough examination and in-depth interviews with faculty and students across different year levels. LAAB particularly praised the program for its extensive community engagement efforts with cities all across the state.
Posters by landscape architecture students.
Spanning the broad spectrum of 87 educational standards, the program excelled in every criteria evaluated by LAAB.
“Accreditation is a stressful but very valuable process as it ensures that every accredited program covers a consistent level of curricular content. Thankfully, I did not have to approach the process alone. I was fortunate to have the assistance of John Harris, Leslie Palacios, Afsana Sharmin, Veronica Mills, and Casey Guest in preparing for the accreditation visit. At the end of the day, it was a great experience to share the amazing work of the MLA faculty and students with the visiting team,” says Dr. Sarah Little.
Congratulations to the Division of Landscape Architecture on this well-earned reaccreditation!
The University of Oklahoma College of Architecture is proud to announce that Model Schools in the Model City, authored by Director of the Institute for Quality Communities, Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., has been named one of ten finalists for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize for Best New Book in African American History and Culture.
This semester, students in the LA 5535 Studio: Ecological Planning and Design, led by Prof. Afsana Sharmin, took on an ambitious hypothetical project to redesign key parts of the OU campus. Their mission: to tackle the critical real-world challenge of stormwater management through innovative green design.
Petya Stefanoff, Chair of the Educational Committee with the American Planning Association, Oklahoma Chapter (APA-OK) and Gibbs College PhD candidate, has developed a new training program for local government officials. The program, focused on land use, zoning principles, and land development, recently certified its first graduates with Certified Citizen Planner status.
