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The University of Oklahoma
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Oculus Weekly Newsletter
November 4 - 8, 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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Regional and City Planning Faculty Member Wins National Award for Best Paper on Global Planning Issues
Regional and City Planning associate professor John Harris won the Global Planning Educators Interest Group's Best Journal Article Award at the 2019 meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in Greenville, SC. The award recognizes Harris's paper "Vulnerable Youth's Perspectives and Priorities for Informal Settlements: Photovoice Evidence from Lusaka, Zambia," published in 2017 in the
Journal of Planning Education and Research.
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Architecture Students Visit Arts Collective Factory Obscura
First-year students in Architecture Design I studio were recently hosted by
Factory Obscura
, an "Oklahoma City-based art collective creating immersive experiences that awaken wonder, build community, and make the world better."
On Oct. 25, the students were met by Factory Obscura founders Kelsey Karper, Tammy Greenman, Hugh Meade, and Laurent Massenat, who discussed their creative processes, collaborative experiences, and how Factory Obscura came to be.
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Interior Design Student Association to Host Lunch and Learn
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Winner of Student Planning Association T-Shirt Contest Announced
Congratulations to Henry Truong (pictured), who recently won the Student Planning Association's T-Shirt and logo design competition!
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GCA-Related Events and Opportunities
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Final Gibbs College Brown Bag Seminar to be Held Weds., November 13
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:
- Weds., Nov. 13, 2019 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Featuring presentations by Mia Kile and Natalie Ellis (Interior Design), Ron Frantz (Environmental Design), Anthony Lavenda (Geography), and Hans E. Butzer (Gibbs College Dean)
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.
For more information or to request accommodations, please contact Angela Person (a@ou.edu).
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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:
- 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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Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture to Host Fall Film Series
The
Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture is hosting a film series that features prominent Middle Eastern architecture. The final film in the series will be shown in Gould Hall, room 150, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the following date:
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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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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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AIA Central Oklahoma to Host "Onward and Upward: Leadership and Design in Indian Country"
Join the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and AIA Central Oklahoma for November's "Embracing our Differences, Changing the World" speaker series.
The "Onward and Upward: Leadership and Design in Indian Country" event is an opportunity to celebrate the rich and diverse Native culture, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Oklahoma's Native American tribes. The event will be held on November 7, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. in Oklahoma City.
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History Professor to Offer Lecture on "Tel Aviv Bauhaus and the White City Myths"
Dr. Janet Ward will share her research on the influence of the Bauhaus in Israel at the "JuSt Lunch" speaker series hosted by the Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies. Bring your lunch! Coffee, tea and cookies provided. The lecture will be held on November 7, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the
Regents Room on the third floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
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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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Gender and Justice Speaker Series: Mackenzie Israel-Trummel
Assistant professor of political science Mackenzie Israel-Trummel will offer a lecture on "Sexism, Sexual Harassment and Politics" on November, 20, 2019, at noon, in Dale Hall Tower (9th Floor Community Room). This lecture is presented as part of the Women's and Gender Studies Center for Social Justice "Gender and Justice Speaker Series."
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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, December 6, 2019
- 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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