Giannina Mehdi, a recent graduate of the program, shares in this Q&A how the program further shaped her understanding of sustainability, what it was like to learn online, and how she is applying what she learned in her career today.
Michael Mann, a distinguished architect and Consulting Principal at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Los Angeles, is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma’s Gibbs College of Architecture. Over his career, he has led the design and execution of more than 55 million square feet of world-class projects, earning numerous industry awards and international recognition.
Gibbs College alumna Breah Page graduated from OU in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture. She now is senior project architect at LBBA in Chicago and was recently awarded the Dubin Family Young Architect Award from the American Institute of Architects. We sat down with her to learn more about her experience at Gibbs College and in the professional architecture industry.
Gibbs College Dean Hans Butzer and Karen Renfroe of the OU Foundation recently sat down with architecture alumnus Raymond Harris to learn more about his successful career along with his business and mentorship activities in retirement.
GCA Communications intern Kathlyn Dannewald spoke with Zach Punnett, a Construction Science Alum here at Gibbs! We sat down with Zach to learn about his experiences as a builder and company owner in the residential construction industry.
GCA Communications intern Kathlyn Dannewald spoke with Purvi Patel, a Regional + City Planning alumna here at Gibbs! We sat down with Patel to learn about her experiences with the RCPL program as an international student, and her exciting career in the city planning industry.
GCA Communications intern Kathlyn Dannewald spoke with Grace Olaleye, who was recently named deputy manager of risk-based estimating for the Mega Mobility Investment Program at HNTB. She is also an alumna of the Master of Construction Science program at Gibbs College of Architecture. We sat down with Ms. Olaleye to discuss her job as part of the Program Management Consultants for Georgia Department of Transportation, and how she got into construction science.
GCA Communications intern Kathlyn Dannewald spoke with Dr. Wanda Katja Lieberman, a practicing architect and architectural and urban historian. She is also an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma. We sat down with Dr. Liebermann to discuss her upcoming book on architecture, disability, and accessibility.
Recently Gibbs College dean Hans Butzer and Karen Renfroe of the OU Foundation spoke with OU alumnus Michael McKelvy. They sat down with McKelvy to learn more about his position as CEO of McDermott International, his time at OU, and his ideas for the future of design-build education.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis spoke with Anna Siprikova, a Regional + City Planning alumna here at Gibbs! We sat down with Siprikova to learn about her experiences with the RCPL program and her work at NACTO-GDCI as the Program Manager for the Streets for Kids Program.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis sat down with Brent Wall, a landscape architecture alumnus and adjunct professor here at Gibbs! We sat down with Brent Wall to learn about his experiences as a landscape architect and how he got into the field. He is the Studio Director of the Landscape Architecture + Urban Design (LAUD) Studio, a full-service architecture practice in Oklahoma City.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis spoke with Vireak They, an environmental design alumnus here at Gibbs! We spoke with Vireak They to learn more about Osmosis Architects, his architecture firm in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis (K) sat down with Rebekah Curry (C), an architecture alumna here at Gibbs! We spoke with Curry to learn about her experiences as a Senior VDC Specialist at JE Dunn. She received her Bachelor of Architecture (2009) from the Gibbs College of Architecture.
GCA Communications Intern Kathlyn Dannewald sat down with Dr. Si Chen, a visiting assistant professor in the Regional and City Planning Department here at Gibbs, to learn about her background and experiences in the field of Regional and City Planning.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis sat down with Chelsea Holcomb, an alumna and lecturer of Interior Design here at Gibbs! We spoke with Chelsea Holcomb to learn about her experiences with technology as an interior designer.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis sat down with Esin Pektas, the Robert Wesley Teaching Fellow here at Gibbs! We sat down with Esin Pektas to learn about her experiences with technology throughout her career in architecture. She is a registered architect and engineer whose specialty is skyscrapers.
GCA Communications intern Kristi Saliba recently checked in with Erica Williams, a Gibbs College alumna! She received her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Gibbs and her master’s degree in Architecture from Rice. Today, she works for award-winning, Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis spoke with Matthew Crownover, a Landscape Architecture alumnus here at Gibbs! We sat down with Crownover to learn about how the use of technology and design methods have changed since he graduated.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis spoke with Sonia Ramirez, an Environmental Design alumna here at Gibbs! We sat down with Ramirez to learn about how the use of technology and design methods have changed since she graduated. She graduated with her Bachelor of Environmental Design (2019) with a focus in Interior Design from the Gibbs College of Architecture.
GCA Communications intern Hannah Reed sat down with Amanda Young, an architecture alumna from Gibbs College. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2021. She is currently a drafter at a firm in New York, where she is following her dream to work a career in residential architecture. Amanda talked about how networking opened opportunities for her in her job search and her favorite projects throughout her time at Gibbs College.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis (K) spoke with Shawn Schaefer (S), the director of the Urban Design Studio here at Gibbs! We sat down with Schaefer to learn about how the use of technology and design methods has evolved throughout his career.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis spoke with Ron Frantz the director of the Environmental Design program here at Gibbs! We sat down with Frantz to learn about how the use of technology and design methods have changed since he was an architecture student.
GCA Communications intern Kali Curtis (K) spoke with Dave Boeck (B), an associate professor of architecture here at Gibbs! We sat down with Boeck to learn about how the use of technology and design methods have changed throughout his career in architecture. Boeck received his Master of Architecture (1979) degree from the University of Oklahoma. Read on for highlights or click the link below to access the full podcast.
Cameron Conyers is a 2019 graduate of the Regional and City Planning program here at Gibbs! Today, he works as an Associate Planner in the Current Planning and Urban Design Division in the City of Oklahoma City Planning Department. We talked to Cameron to learn about what he is up to after college and why he chose the field of planning.
This week Dean Hans Butzer (B) joined us in celebrating the one-year anniversary of The Gibbs Spotlight podcast! Hannah Reed (H), a communications intern here at Gibbs sat down with Dean Butzer to discuss how his background as an architect prepared him to take on the role of Dean of the Gibbs College of Architecture.
GCA assistant to the directors, Camille Germany, sat down OU interior design alumnus, Avery Smith, to discuss her journey into the interior design world! Read on for highlights, or click the link below to access the full podcast.
