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The University of Oklahoma
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Oculus Weekly Newsletter
May 6 - 10, 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 Friday to be considered for the following week's issue of
Oculus.
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Urban Design Studio Celebrates 30 Years
The Urban Design Studio at OU-Tulsa recently celebrated 30 years of building leaders and creating communities. Since 1988, the Urban Design Studio has been a flexible learning environment that brings together students from different backgrounds, disciplines, and skills to explore urban issues and develop design solutions.
Read more on the Oculus blog, here.
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Above: Rachel Ware, Tom Woodfin and Subhashini Gamagedara at an OKASLA event last year.
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Faculty, Alumnus Present Storm Water Infrastructure Research
Read more on the Oculus blog, here.
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Alumnus Accepted into Highly Selective "Tulsa Remote" Program
Landscape Architecture alumnus and principal of Alchemy Exteriors, Alex Tyler was recently accepted into the
Tulsa Remote program. From a pool of over 10,000 applicants, 100 people were selected and given $10,000 to work remotely out of Tulsa for one year.
Read more on the Oculus blog, here.
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Director of Architecture Juries Student Design Competition at University of Nebraska
Stephanie Pilat, Director of the Division of Architecture, recently served as a juror for a student design competition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The SGH + Dri-Design Scholarship awards $5,000 and three prizes to the best student projects from the comprehensive studio. Pilat served alongside jurors Frank Jacobus of Silo Architecture and the University of Arkansas, and Ben Waechter of Waechter Architecture.
Read more on the Oculus blog, here.
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Faculty and Students Visit Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Regional and City Planning faculty and students recently visited Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) with Dr. Jim Collard, the Regional and City Planning Professor of Practice and Director of Planning and Economic Development for CPN.
Read more on the Oculus blog, here.
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"Invisible Eve" Exhibition of Work by Renowned Photographer Displayed in Gould Hall
A photo exhibition by world-renowned photographer
Yousef Khanfar
was recently displayed by the Women and Gender Studies Center for Social Justice and hosted in the lobby of Gould Hall in March.
"Invisible Eve"
is a collection of photographs featuring women incarcerated throughout Oklahoma. Khanfar has been living part-time in Oklahoma and wanted to start a conversation about the state having one of the highest female incarceration rates in the country.
Read more on the Oculus blog, here.
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Students Publish Vol. 3, Issue 2 of "_543: The OU Architectural Theory and Criticism Journal"
Architecture graduate students enrolled in ARCH 5543, "Research and Critical Writing," Emily Homan and Jamie Leake have collaborated to edit the latest issue of _543: The OU Architectural Theory and Criticism Journal.
For this issue, Homan and Leake have selected four essays:
"Feminism in Architecture... or the Lack Thereof
," by Jamie Leake;
"Bias in the Workplace
," by Blake Adams;
"Feminist Theory and Architecture
, pt. 1," by Alex Bonet; and
"Feminist Theory and Architecture
, pt. 2," by Yingtong Zhou.
Read more on the Oculus blog, here.
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Upcoming GCA Events + Opportunities
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Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff + Friends! Connect with the Gibbs College on LinkedIn
The Gibbs College of Architecture is working to connect with alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends via LinkedIn! GCA's page is brand new, so we need YOU to help build out our network of collaborators interested in issues of planning, design and construction. What are some benefits of joining/following GCA on LinkedIn?
- Alumni: This is a valuable tool for connecting with old friends from your time at GCA, recruiting GCA students to join your firms, and keeping up with the latest news!
- Students: Use this platform to connect with GCA alumni as a way to build your professional network!
- Faculty + Staff: List GCA as your place of employment on LinkedIn and follow the page to keep up with news and events!
Click here to connect with the GCA community on LinkedIn.
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Image: W.R. Oswald, CC BY-SA 3.0
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You're Invited to "An Evening at Bruce Goff's Spotlight Theatre"
Alumni and friends of the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture (GCA) and architecture aficionados interested in the work of Bruce Goff and
The American School are invited to
"
An Evening at Bruce Goff's Spotlight Theater
," featuring a presentation on Goff and The American School by GCA dean Hans E. Butzer. The event will include a scotch tasting, as well as heavy appetizers catered by two local restaurants.
- When: Thursday, May 23, 2019; 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Where: Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Drive, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- RSVP: Email Ted Reeds ([email protected]) to RSVP. Tickets are $35; pay cash at the door.
Special thanks to the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture for co-sponsoring this special event.
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Design-Build Course to Be Offered at Creating_Making Lab During Summer Intersession
Instructors Francesco Cianfarani and Garrett Stowe are offering a three credit hour design-build course during the 2019 Summer Intersession. Students in the course will design and build a playhouse to be auctioned in support of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The course will run from May 12th to June 7th and will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Creating_Making Lab. Space is limited, so enroll today!
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"Rethinking Women's Prison Designs" Course to Be Offered During Fall 2019 Semester
A seminar/elective class entitled "Rethinking Women's Prison Designs" (ARCH 4970/5970 and JMC 4970/5970) will be offered during the Fall 2019 semester! Join architecture Associate Prof. Marjorie P. Callahan with OU faculty from Journalism, Native American Studies, Policy and Leadership, Social Work and Social Sciences for a class that will focus on how environments influence behavioral outcomes. To view the course description, click here.
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OU Student Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) Recruiting New Members
Hello architecture students! National Organization of Minority Architectural Students (NOMAS) is actively seeking for new members to join our team, and we welcome any architecture students at any year level! Each year, we send a team of students to attend the national NOMA conference, where they participate in the student competition. This year's conference is in NYC! If you are interested, please fill out the sign up sheet linked
here. For more info about the conference, visit the 2019 Conference website: https://lovenoma.com/.
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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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Share your news and events with us!
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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!
To share your news for the next issue of
Oculus, the OU Gibbs College of Architecture newsletter, or to request publicity support for an upcoming event, please complete the form found
here. This form may also be used to submit website update requests.
The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.
www.ou.edu/eoo.
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