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The University of Oklahoma
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Oculus Weekly Newsletter
December 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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Urban Land Institute-Oklahoma to Host Northeast Oklahoma City Food Security Symposium
Join us for a discussion on food security at Metro Tech Auditorium in northeast Oklahoma City on Wed., Dec. 11. OKC Councilwoman Nikki Nice will facilitate a discussion with Dr. LaVonna Lewis, teaching professor of Public Policy and the associate dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, Dr. Ashanté Reese, assistant professor in the department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Gibbs College's own Dr. Bryce Lowery, assistant professor of Regional + City Planning. Admission is free! Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to be a Community Partner for this event.
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Institute for Quality Communities Hosts Mayors' Institute on City Design
The Institute for Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma hosted a regional session of the Mayors' Institute on City Design in Oklahoma City, OK on November 20-22, 2019. The event brought together seven mayors from around the United States to discuss the most pressing design and development challenges facing their cities. Seven experts in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, economic development, transportation, real estate development, and urban design joined the mayors for two and a half days of discussions, offering inspiration and pragmatic advice for each mayor's project.
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Rome Study Abroad Highlight: Scott Schlimgen and Claudia Cremasco
Each year, the Gibbs College of Architecture (GCA) has the opportunity to send 3rd-year architecture and interior design students to spend a semester at the
Academic Initiatives Abroad (AIA) Rome Center, where they are immersed in art, history, and culture and challenged to expand their design capabilities.
AIA is led by Scott Schlimgen and Claudia Cremasco, who founded it in 2009.
GCA communications intern Kathryn recently sat down with Scott and Claudia to find out more about their role as program coordinators and instructors, what they hope students learn from their experiences abroad, and their wishes for AIA's future.
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Architecture Graduate Students Visit OU Armory Project
Architecture graduate students enrolled in ARCH 5363, "Materials and Form," recently visited the OU Armory project being completed by Manhattan Construction. The students were learning about
mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, as well as conveying systems.
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GCA-Related Events and Opportunities
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Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture
Exhibition Opens at Fred Jones on January 24
The exhibition
Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture
tells the story of this exciting period in architectural history by featuring selections from the American School
Archive, as well as virtual tours of several residences designed by Bruce Goff and digitally rendered by Skyline Ink of Oklahoma City. The exhibition opens Friday, Jan. 24.
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Charles W. Graham Travel Study Dinner Benefit Tickets On Sale Now
The Charles W. Graham Travel Study Benefit Dinner will be held on February 7, 2020, from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City. It will feature a multi-course meal with fine wine pairings. Individual tickets are $125 each. All proceeds support student travel study scholarships and opportunities.
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"Gardens of Knowledge and Delight" to be offered in Arezzo, Italy
Walk the historic botanical gardens of Italy, the foundations of natural history and science, with biogeographer Bruce Hoagland. Experience splendid Renaissance villa gardens and Italian cities with landscape architect Bret Betnar. Learn the history and secrets behind the beloved places whose beauty, plant collections, structure, and style continue to inspire scientists and artists. The course takes place from June 8 to July 3, 2020. To download the course flyer, click
here.
Applications are due February 23, 2020.
To learn more, contact Bret Betnar (bbetnar@ou.edu).
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Save the Date! Spring 2020 Brown Bag Research Seminars
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.
Spring 2020 Brown Bag events will be held from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Gould Hall Buskuhl Gallery on Weds., Feb. 12, Thurs., Mar. 12, and Weds., Apr. 22, 2020.
To learn more or request accommodations, please contact Angela Person (a@ou.edu).
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Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture
Available for Preorder
The Gibbs College of Architecture is excited to announce that
Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture
(University of Oklahoma Press 2020), edited by our own Luca Guido, Stephanie Pilat, and Angela Person, is available for pre-order. Publication of
Renegades
coincides with the major exhibition of American School work
opening at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in January 2020.
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Gibbs College to Host National Design Conference Themed "Schools of Thought: Rethinking Architectural Pedagogy" in March 2020
In the Spring of 2020, the University of Oklahoma (OU) will host "Schools of Thought: Rethinking Architectural
Pedagogy," a conference designed to bring together scholars, architects, and designers to explore questions
about how we teach design. Beatriz
Colomina
, Howard Crosby Butler Professor in the History of Architecture at
Princeton University, and Joan
Ockman
, Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, will serve as keynote
lecturers.
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Additional Events + Opportunities
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Save these Dates! Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues to Host Happy Hour Series
The Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues (
PACWI) cordially invites faculty and staff to attend its happy hour series during the 2019-2020 academic year!
Save these dates for upcoming PACWI Happy Hours at the
Crawford University Club:
- Friday, February 7, 2020
- Friday, March 6, 2020
- Friday, April 3, 2020 (Hosted by GCA's Dean Hans E. Butzer)
- Friday, May 1, 2020
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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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Whether you are an OU Gibbs College of Architecture alumnus, student, faculty or staff member, we want to know about your news and events!
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Oculus, the OU Gibbs College of Architecture newsletter, or to request publicity support for an upcoming event, please complete the form found
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www.ou.edu/eoo.
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