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During the Spring 2025 semester, students in Prof. John Harris‘s “Community Development” course worked with Tulakes Neighborhood Ministries to offer recommendations for their site needs and possible paths for future development.
The students completed a site visit on April 7th to learn more about the history and priorities of Tulakes Neighborhood Ministries and to meet with their leadership, food pantry staff, and medical clinic staff. The students’ final presentation included information on zoning, financing strategies, local demographic data, possible site designs, and information about look-alike organizations for expanded services. The students made their final presentation to the executive director of Tulakes Neighborhood Ministries, Celia Palmer, on May 7, 2025.
The project was undertaken in collaboration with the OU Institute for Quality Communities and the Regional Foodbank of Oklahoma.
Robert L. Wesley, a pioneering architect and beloved mentor, has died at age 88. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Wesley joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1964 and became the firm's first Black partner in 1984. Throughout his career, he contributed to significant architectural projects while maintaining a strong commitment to civic engagement and professional mentorship.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to celebrate a series of recent accomplishments by Dr. Jim Collard, Professor of Practice in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design, whose work continues to shape conversations around Indigenous economic development nationally and internationally.
University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans E. [PA1.1]Butzer returned to one of his most significant works on December 15, joining survivors and past and present board members for the groundbreaking of a $15.8 million expansion of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
