Shortly after returning from research meetings with Aerix Industries (cellular aerated concrete) and RPG (acoustical panel researchers and fabricators) in PA and NJ, Associate Professor Daniel Butko visited Riverbank Acoustical Labs in Geneva, IL for acoustical testing of his own prototypical concrete panels.
Butko and fifth year architecture student Zach Maggia transported panels and arranged them in the lab to provide various hypothetical layouts and mounting configurations. Thanks to Eric, Dean, Mark, Arnold, and Malcolm at RAL.
The collaborative sOUnd lab research project initiated in 2017 continues with donations from Coreslab Structures and Reckli US Formliners to develop panels which provide reflection, diffusion, and absorption for multi-use spaces indicative of acoustical issues evident in Gould Hall’s Buskuhl Gallery.
A project designed by Gibbs College of Architecture faculty member Austin Lightle has been selected for BuildFest 2026, a national art and architecture festival held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York, on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
Two Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture alumni are helping shape recommendations that could influence affordable housing design and construction across Oklahoma.
The University of Oklahoma Libraries recently welcomed Carl Siegel as an Architecture Librarian and Archivist and Assistant Professor. In his role, Siegel supports students, faculty and staff across the Gibbs College of Architecture while also serving as archivist for the American School of Architecture Archives.
