Dr. Somik Ghosh, Associate Professor in the Haskell and Irene Lemon Division of Construction Science, recently presented his research findings at the Oklahoma Building Summit & Expo in Oklahoma City. The summit was held on September 14th and 15th and was attended by over five hundred attendees and over seventy exhibitors. The summit promotes better building practices across the state of Oklahoma by offering educational opportunities and an expo of suppliers and vendors of building materials.
Dr. Ghosh presented the findings of his ongoing study on the cost-benefit analyses of FORTIFIED Homes. The FORTIFIED construction method is a voluntary construction standard that aims to protect homes against severe weather. The cost-benefit analysis is being conducted by Dr. Ghosh and Dr. Ben Bigelow with assistance from Construction Science graduate student Alex Smith.
A project designed by Gibbs College of Architecture faculty member Austin Lightle has been selected for BuildFest 2026, a national art and architecture festival held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York, on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
Two Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture alumni are helping shape recommendations that could influence affordable housing design and construction across Oklahoma.
The University of Oklahoma Libraries recently welcomed Carl Siegel as an Architecture Librarian and Archivist and Assistant Professor. In his role, Siegel supports students, faculty and staff across the Gibbs College of Architecture while also serving as archivist for the American School of Architecture Archives.
