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October 02, 2025

Telesis Journal Invites Submissions due Nov. 14, 2025

Telesis is the student-led journal at the University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture. The Telesis team is considering the theme of “DESIGN_LESS” in its forthcoming issue (Vol. VIII). We invite you to contribute your work–design proposals, essays, stories, poetry, art, or other media–to this exciting publication until November 14, 2025. Contributors may be students, faculty, professionals, or community members from inside and outside the University of Oklahoma.


September 02, 2025

OU Architecture Student Journal Earns National Recognition

The University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture has earned national recognition with its student-produced journal Telesis, which has been awarded the 2025 Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals by the Center for Architecture in New York City.


August 04, 2025

OU Journal Receives 2025 Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals

Telesis, a journal produced by students and faculty in the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, has earned first-place with the 2025 Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals for its sixth volume, “The Essence.”


May 16, 2025

OU Student Journal Telesis Releases “Unfold” (Vol. VII)

The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to announce the release of Telesis “Unfold,” the dynamic seventh volume of its award-winning student journal. Fully led, curated, and created by students, this seventh volume embraces the theme of unfolding, encouraging deep reflection, process-driven exploration, and storytelling from the margins.


November 13, 2024

Telesis “The Essence” (Vol. VI) Now Available!

Telesis, the student-led journal at the University of Oklahoma’s Gibbs College of Architecture, proudly announces the release of its sixth volume, “The Essence”. This edition embarks on a profound journey to rediscover what lies at the core of our work as designers and creators, a return to fundamentals in an era often characterized by superficiality and digital distractions.


October 27, 2024

Telesis Journal Announces 2024 Call for Submissions on Theme “UNFOLD”

University of Oklahoma senior Mohamed Elgouhari has been named a finalist in the SEC Start Up competition for student-athletes in the Southeastern Conference for his personal fitness app Gametime Rehab.


October 26, 2023

Telesis Journal Announces 2023 Call for Submissions on Theme “The Essence”

Telesis is the student-led journal at the University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture. Following its last volume, “Adaptive Practice” (Vol. V), the Telesis team is considering the theme of “The Essence” in its forthcoming volume (Vol. VI). We invite you to contribute your work–design proposals, essays, stories, poetry, art or other media–to this exciting publication until Monday, November 27, 2023. Contributors may be students, faculty, professionals, or community members from inside and outside the University of Oklahoma.


September 06, 2023

Telesis “Adaptive Practice” (Vol. V) Now Available!

Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s award-winning student journal, is releasing its fifth edition in Fall 2023. This edition, “Adaptive Practice,” called for contributions from interdisciplinary problem solvers who reject the status quo and redefine “business as usual” through their work.


September 28, 2022

Telesis Journal Announces 2022 Call for Submissions on Theme “Adaptive Practice”

Telesis is the student-led journal at the University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture. Following its last volume, “Habitation” (Vol. IV), the Telesis team is considering the theme of “Adaptive Practice” in its forthcoming volume (Vol. V). Contributors may be students, faculty, professionals, or community members from inside and outside the University of Oklahoma.


August 30, 2022

Telesis “Habitation” (Vol. IV) Now Available!

Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s award-winning student journal, is releasing its fourth edition in Fall 2022. This edition, “Habitation,” questions how we may ensure all things, living and non-living, may continue to inhabit our planet. “Habitation” continues the overarching theme explored in “Isolation”: “How can design aid people’s sense of belonging?”