The University of Oklahoma Division of Interior Design provides a student-centric learning environment with faculty who emphasize excellence in design education, innovative research, and service to the community while preparing students to join the professional practice of interior design. Our accredited Bachelor of Interior Design, recognized nationally for graduate success, is part of a broad continuum of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs that prepare students to enter the profession with the skills, creativity, and perspective to make a lasting impact within a dynamic, interdisciplinary design community.
I am proud that, along with making lifelong friends that are in the industry, we are able to support each other. Also, I was given a competitive edge in the workplace from what I learned while attending the GCA.
Learning from others and engaging with my peers has allowed me incredible insight and helped me in my approach to innovative design. Networking and creating relationships with industry professionals have assisted me in finding my current job.
[Faculty members] were so supportive and eager to answer any question I had, but they always challenged me too, encouraging me to push the boundaries of the design. They also did an excellent job of connecting me with design professionals.
Being a first-gen college student and an only child in an immigrant family is like taking a train, accidentally taking a nap, and then ending up in a different world. It was all about the unknown at first, that you must figure everything out on your own. And then, there were friends and teachers who come along and help guide you through the darkness. You learn more things and become stronger, and finally, you can embrace the adventure.
On November 21, 2025, the Mainsite Contemporary Art gallery was transformed into a showcase of innovation and craftsmanship for the University of Oklahoma’s furniture design build studio exhibition, “Purpose in Form.”
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.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the 2025 Graduate Student Research Enhancement (GSRE) Award, a new program designed to support graduate-led research with strong potential to advance scholarship across the design and construction disciplines.
