Open Streets Norman 2018 was recently held on Webster Avenue. The event included closing down most of Webster Avenue to promote walking and biking, with booths promoting healthy living. OU Regional & City Planning students and Landscape Architecture students, along with faculty Meghan Wieters (organizer) and Tom Woodfin, setup a bike rodeo. The bike rodeo taught kids bike safety skills. While the day was chilly, a fun time was had by all!
Telesis, a journal produced by students in the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, has earned first place in the 2026 Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals for its seventh volume, “Unfold.” This marks the fourth time the publication has earned recognition for excellence in student architectural journalism. It shares the honor with student journals from Columbia University, University of Michigan, and Cal Poly.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Thinh "Henry" Duong, a master's student in the Division of Interior Design, for earning first place in the 2026 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Director and Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) faculty member Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum.