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The University of Oklahoma
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Oculus Weekly Newsletter
September 9 - 13, 2019
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Oculus is an e-newsletter that is distributed by the OU Gibbs College of Architecture (GCA) during the fall and spring semesters. It features news about student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments, as well as events that may be of interest to our community. Note that there is a weekly version of the newsletter for a local audience, and a monthly version for a broader audience. Please share your news and events by noon each Thursday to be considered for the following week's issue of
Oculus.
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Featured Events and Opportunities
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Join us for the 2019-2020 Gibbs College of Architecture Brown Bag Research Seminar Series + FREE LUNCH!
Join faculty, staff and students from the Gibbs College of Architecture and across campus for free lunch and interesting presentations about their latest research, creative activity, community engagement and more. The next brown bag will be held on:
Weds., Sept. 11, 2019 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Gould Hall Buskuhl Gallery
Save These Dates for Upcoming Brown Bags, to be held in the Gould Hall Buskuhl Gallery:
- Thurs., Oct. 17, 2019 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Weds., Nov. 13, 2019 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Weds., Feb. 12, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Thurs., Mar. 12, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Weds., Apr. 22, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
For more information or to request accommodations, please contact Angela Person (a@ou.edu).
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Architecture, Painting Students Collaborate on "What Would Renegades Do?" Exhibition
Founding American School architect Bruce Goff saw design elements as catalysts for abstractions of form, materiality, texture, color, rhythm and patterns.
Last week, 60 students in ARCH 4513, "Creativity Through Sketching," led by associate professor of architecture
Dave Boeck
, and ART 2413, "Beginning Painting," led by associate professor of painting
Jason Cytacki
, collaborated to explore these elements by illustrating the meanings of different songs. Their work will appear during exhibition entitled "What Would Renegades Do?" at the OU Fine Arts Library on Friday, September 13, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Architecture Faculty Member Featured in San Diego Paper
Gibbs College of Architecture's inaugural Herb Greene Teaching Fellow Renè Peralta was recently featured in the newspaper
San Diego Red, which covers the San Diego, Tijuana and Baja California regions.
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Interior Design Students Work With Historic Woodward Theater
Third-year students enrolled in Interior Design
Studio V, a course taught by Gibbs College of Architecture
lecturer Rick Skaggs
, are working on interior design proposals for the historic Woodward Theater
in Woodward, Oklahoma.
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GCA-Related Events and Opportunities
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"Renegade Renovation" to Explore Goff's Tulsa Club
Join us for a special evening as Warren Ross discusses Ross Group's renovation of the Bruce Goff-designed Tulsa Club building during an event entitled "Renegade Renovation: Reimagining the Tulsa Club Building."
He will discuss how the Ross Group transformed the 1920s building into the luxury Tulsa Club Hotel, which has almost 100 unique rooms. Architect Ted Reeds will also speak on Bruce Goff and provide an overview of Goff's works in the Tulsa area.
The event will be held at the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Library on Thursday, September 12, 2019, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
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Construction Student Association Releases Fall 2019 Tailgate Schedule
Join the Construction Student Association (CSA) for food, drinks and games two hours before kickoff on the following game days:
- 9/28, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
- 10/19, Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
- 11/9, Oklahoma vs. Iowa State
- 11/23, Oklahoma vs. Texas Christian University
The CSA will be set up near the intersection of Jenkins and Brooks, north of Heisman Park. To view kickoff times, click here.
To request more information or accommodations, call (405) 325-6404.
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Gibbs College of Architecture Invites Proposals for its Program for Research Enhancement
Faculty from the Gibbs College of Architecture are invited to submit proposals for the college's Program for Research Enhancement. The program offers grants of up to $5,000 twice per year to proposals that qualify via an external peer-review process.
FALL 2019
Proposals Due: Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 (noon)
Award Notifications: Monday, Nov. 11, 2019
SPRING 2020
Proposals Due: Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 (noon)
Award Notifications: Monday, Mar. 16, 2020
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Construction Science to Host Top Golf Event Before OU/TX Weekend
Join the Haskell and Irene Lemon Division of Construction Science in The Colony, TX, for an afternoon of Top Golf on Friday, October 11, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., just before OU/Texas weekend.
All proceeds will benefit the Construction Science Scholarship Endowment. Tickets are $100 per person, and sponsorships that allow students to participate are appreciated.
To sign up, click
here
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To request more information or accommodations, call (405) 325-6404.
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Academic Interoperability Coalition Invites Papers for Spring 2020 Conference to be Held at Gibbs College of Architecture
The Academic Interoperability Coalition (AiC) will hold its annual Academic BIM Symposium on Monday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 7, at the Gibbs College of Architecture. AiC invites papers and posters that further academic models and generate dialogue about how we conduct research and educate students to support BIM use in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner Operator (AECOO) industries. Symposium topics will focus on opportunities BIM is creating to improve productivity, data collection and long term-planning for resilience in the built environment.
Call for Papers and Posters
For more information, contact Tammy McCuen (tammymccuen@ou.edu).
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Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture to Host Fall Film Series
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Additional Events + Opportunities
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Dept. of Geography and Environmental Sustainability to Host Presentation about Social Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards
The Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability will host its first colloquium of the semester on
Wed., Sept. 11 at 4:30 PM in Sarkeys Energy Center, rm. M207. The colloquium will feature a presentation by Dr. Paul Chakalian, a research scientist in the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the National Weather Center, about his research on social vulnerability to environmental hazards.
For more information, contact Jennifer Koch (jakoch@ou.edu).
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Save the Date! Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues to Host Happy Hour
The Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues (
PACWI) cordially invites faculty and staff to attend its first happy hour event of the 2019-2020 academic year! The September PACWI Happy Hour is
Friday, September 13, 2019, at the University Club in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
Fun fact: GCA's own associate professor of architecture Lee Fithian is the 2019-2020 chair of PACWI!
Save these dates for upcoming PACWI Happy Hours:
- Friday, September 13, 2019
- Friday, October 4, 2019
- Friday, November 1, 2019
- Friday, December 6, 2019
- Friday, February 7, 2020
- Friday, March 6, 2020 - Hosted by GCA's Dean Hans E. Butzer
- Friday, April 3, 2020
- Friday, May 1, 2020
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OU To Host Latinx Poet and LGBTQ Advocate Marcelo Hernandez Castillo on Sept. 18
Join us on Wednesday, September 18, as OU celebrates the work of
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, a powerful Latinx voice in American poetry and culture and an LGBTQ advocate. Hernandez Castillo will be interviewed by Arthur Dixon, managing editor of
Latin American Literature Today, from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Regents and Associates Rooms in the OMU. Then, he will offer a public poetry reading and Q+A at 7 p.m. in the Regents and Associates Rooms.
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The Compassion Around the World Lecture Series presents "The Ripple Effect," with National Geographic Photographer Annie Griffiths
As one of the first women photographers at National Geographic, Annie Griffiths has worked in nearly 150 countries during her illustrious career. Annie will share the powerful stories of women and children who have been helped by her nonprofit, Ripple Effect Images. The event will take place at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on Saturday, September 21, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
For more information, view the event flyer here or call (405) 201-9991.
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Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Invites Submissions to Film Contest
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful encourages young people to take action in the fight against litter and illegal dumping in Oklahoma. They're challenging contestants to tackle this issue in a 25-45 second video clip that conveys to all citizens of Oklahoma that littering is "costly, deplorable, illegal and just downright wrong." The winning video clips will appear on the KOB website and social media platforms. Monetary prizes are available!
- Register by November 15, 2019
- Submit your video by December 31, 2019
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Attend the Diversity Ally "Unlearning" Workshop Series and Earn Your Diversity Ally Certificate!
Diversity Ally workshops are now open for faculty and staff enrollment! Attend "Unlearning Sexism," "Unlearning Racism," "Unlearning Ableism," and "Unlearning Classism" for an opportunity to earn the Diversity Ally certificate.
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Get Featured on GCA's Social Media Channels!
Send your work to the GCA Communications Team! This is your chance to show the world your work! Fill out the
Oculus submission form and mark your submission as an image for social media. Please include images, a description of your work, your social media handles, and a link to your online portfolio if you have one. We can't wait to celebrate all you've been up to.
To submit your work, click here.
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