Dr. Sarah Little’s co-authored article has been accepted for publication in the Landscape Research Record, the academic journal of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. Each issue of LRR is a collection of papers presented at the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture annual conference of that year. Little’s article, “Advancing Design Research: Creating a New Framework from Three Approaches to Case Study Research,” explores the use of the case study method in design and design adjacent fields and proposes a framework comparing the work of Robert Yin, the social science standard for case study methodology, to that of Mark Francis, Linda Groat, and Simon Swaffield.
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
