First-year Architecture students enrolled in Design 1 recently took a walking tour of Norman as part of their research into human experiences in urban spaces.
The students, led by instructor Donovan Linsey, visited the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Campus Corner, The Well, the Norman Depot, Herb Greene’s exhibit at MAINSITE Contemporary Art, the Norman Municipal Complex, Andrews Park, the Blake Baldwin Skatepark, and the Norman Central Library. By visiting these places, the students could begin to understand how design of urban spaces influences the experience of people who visit those spaces.
The students used the knowledge they gained in this tour exercise to begin thinking about and designing public spaces in their Invisible Cities final projects that they will present at the end of the semester.
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.
