Dr. John Arroyo (University of Oregon) is giving a public talk entitled “Shadow Suburbanism: Mexican Settlement, Immigration Enforcement, and Housing Form in the New South.” It will be held on March 5, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. in Gould Hall, rm. 354.
He will share his research on immigration surveillance and culturally centered residential built environments, using suburban Atlanta and Mexican communities as a case study.
The event is sponsored by the OU Regional and City Planning Division. For more information or to request accommodations, contact C. Aujean Lee, aujean@ou.edu.
Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to recognize Petya Stefanoff, who is pursuing her doctorate in the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) program, has been appointed the new role of Director of Community Development for the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma. She joined the city in 2024.
Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design and director of the Institute for Quality Communities, has received national recognition for her book Model Schools in the Model City. The book has been named a finalist for the 2026 the PROSE Awards.
Gibbs College of Architecture Regional + City Planning Professor of Practice Vanessa Morrison and Associate Professor of Architecture Deborah Richards’ Open Design Collective received top honors at the inaugural BlackSpace Urbanist Collective Studio KIN Pitch Night Competition, held last month in Brooklyn, New York City.
