After graduating in May with a Master of Science in Architectural Urban Studies (OU-Tulsa), Paulina Baeza went to work as a transportation planner for the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG), but that was not the end of the work she began as a student in CoA’s Urban Design Studio. As a student, Baeza’s professional project, entitled “International Plaza,” focused on transforming underutilized land and surface parking into a square with a public market and food truck court in East Tulsa.
Recently, working in collaboration with the Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and INCOG, she applied for and was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Tulsa Young Professionals (TYPros) to make her International Plaza concept a reality. The grant will be used to launch the market on a parking lot adjacent to Plaza Santa Cecilia Hispanic Market beginning in March 2018, with the goals of attracting visitors, promoting the ethnic diversity of East Tulsa, and providing space for new start-up businesses.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture announces John Harris as Associate Dean for Research ad interim, effective Aug. 25, 2026, until the permanent position is filled.
Gibbs College is pleased to announce the 2026 Gibbs College Faculty & Staff Awards recipients. These individuals were recognized by Dean Butzer during the Gibbs College Back to School Meeting and will be honored during the Celebration Banquet in October. They were nominated by their colleagues via an open nomination process.
Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s student journal, has been awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts to support its next two issues, “Pause” (Volume IX) and “React” (Volume X).
