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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.
According to the chapter’s abstract, the authors explore how architectural designs have historically evolved in response to public health concerns and how these precedents offer lessons for contemporary practice. It also outlines modern challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, along with resilience strategies and practical applications for improving indoor environments. The abstract concludes that by understanding the past and applying its lessons to current conditions, architects and interior designers can design healthier, more sustainable buildings that respond to both present and future challenges.
The book is available for purchase on the Elsevier website:
https://shop.elsevier.com/books/new-perspectives-in-indoor-air-quality/avino/978-0-443-26643-0
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.
