Students in the Graduate 4 Architecture Design Studio, led by professors Amy Leveno and Awilda Rodriguez, spent two days exploring Dallas as part of their studio work centered on Dallas City Hall and the surrounding downtown area.
The trip began with a guided tour of Dallas City Hall hosted by Councilman Paul Ridley and led by Marcus Watson, Chief Planner and Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Dallas, followed by research at the Dallas Archives. Students also visited the historic Statler Dallas and Interurban Building, an adaptive reuse housing project, and toured the offices of Perkins&Will, where Design Director Ron Stelmarski shared insights on the firm’s design of the new Dallas Convention Center.
The group continued their circuit through Klyde Warren Park and the Dallas Arts District, finishing at the Nasher Sculpture Center, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The field trip gave students a firsthand look at downtown Dallas’s civic, historical, and cultural fabric, providing valuable context to inform their studio design projects.
A project designed by Gibbs College of Architecture faculty member Austin Lightle has been selected for BuildFest 2026, a national art and architecture festival held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York, on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
Two Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture alumni are helping shape recommendations that could influence affordable housing design and construction across Oklahoma.
The University of Oklahoma Libraries recently welcomed Carl Siegel as an Architecture Librarian and Archivist and Assistant Professor. In his role, Siegel supports students, faculty and staff across the Gibbs College of Architecture while also serving as archivist for the American School of Architecture Archives.
