Associate Professor Daniel Butko recently visited and established relationships with several acoustically-based labs, firms, and manufacturers including Riverbank Acoustical Labs (celebrating 100 years since Wallace Sabine’s commissioning), Kirkegaard Associates, ARUP, IAC Acoustics product plant, and NOKIA Bell Labs (home of the oldest existing anechoic chamber). Research included meetings with acousticians, extensive historical discoveries, and “ears-on” material evaluations. He hopes you visit at least one of these locations someday.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture assistant professor Amy Leveno and Mark Leveno, co-founders of OFFICIAL Design, have received a 2026 AIA Central States Region Design Award for the firm’s Granger Annex Community Center project in Garland, Texas.
Construction Industry Speaker Series welcomed Stephen Evans from the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to give a lecture on better conversations and relationship building.
The University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture Hall of Fame recognizes a select number of high-character individuals who have made a significant and lasting positive impact on Gibbs College, its students, staff, faculty, alumni and/or to communities across the globe. The impact may have been, or continues to be, in the form of service and mentorship, sustained professional excellence, and/or advancement and financial support. Joseph Edgar Smay is part of the 2025 Hall of Fame class.
