Construction Science students from Professor Bryan Bloom’s design/build class recently installed the foundations for a new climate-controlled storage building at the Osage Forest of Peace.
The new building is the first realization of the forest’s campus plan completed last year by the Urban Design Studio, led by Shawn Schaefer.
Architecture students from Andres Cavieres’ studio contributed to the building’s design as part of the interdisciplinary effort in creating and making designs that impact the local community.
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.
