Dave Boeck, an associate professor in the Division of Architecture, was recently recognized by the Cleveland County City Lifestyle Magazine as one of the magazine's 2022 Men of Influence.
As reported by Heide Brandes and Jerri Culpepper of City Lifestyles, Dave Boeck, “has integrated Universal Design Principles into all studio projects, along with the concepts of sustainability. […] He is currently working to develop infill age-friendly and affordable housing units in Norman and has been appointed to various ad hoc citizen committees to oversee updates to the city’s ADA Transition Plan and to develop accessible housing policy in Norman.”
A Photo of a Page from the City Lifestyle's Article Featuring David Boeck
As well as working as a professor at the University of Oklahoma, Dave has also served on Norman’s Historic District Commission, the Planning Commission, the Mayor’s Environmental Concerns Committee, the Norman Senior Association and Union, as well as the Housing Authority and various long-range planning committees.
Congratulations to Professor Boeck on this well-deserved recognition!
Read the whole article on page thirty.
The University of Oklahoma College of Architecture is proud to announce that Model Schools in the Model City, authored by Director of the Institute for Quality Communities, Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., has been named one of ten finalists for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize for Best New Book in African American History and Culture.
This semester, students in the LA 5535 Studio: Ecological Planning and Design, led by Prof. Afsana Sharmin, took on an ambitious hypothetical project to redesign key parts of the OU campus. Their mission: to tackle the critical real-world challenge of stormwater management through innovative green design.
Petya Stefanoff, Chair of the Educational Committee with the American Planning Association, Oklahoma Chapter (APA-OK) and Gibbs College PhD candidate, has developed a new training program for local government officials. The program, focused on land use, zoning principles, and land development, recently certified its first graduates with Certified Citizen Planner status.
