by OU IQC | Feb 21, 2025 | Blog, Featured Posts
Following a national search, the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma has named Dr. Amber Wiley as the new director of the Institute for Quality Communities. An award-winning scholar, Wiley brings more than 15 years of experience...
by Natalie Young | Apr 30, 2024 | Blog, Events, Featured Posts
During the Spring 2024 semester, the Institute for Quality Communities, Environmental Design Practicum, and Interior Design Studio IV students worked in collaboration with the community of Taft; one of Oklahoma’s 13 surviving Black townships and what was once a...
by Natalie Young | Nov 16, 2023 | Blog, Featured Posts
Last school year, Interior Design students within the Gibbs College of Architecture helped the L’Ouverture Historical Committee (LHC) in the City of McAlester with their plans to preserve the historic L’Ouverture High School. L’Ouverture School first...
by Natalie Young | Sep 21, 2023 | Blog, Featured Posts, Past Projects
During the Spring 2023 semester, IQC worked with the town of Westville, OK, on an array of projects to revitalize the town and improve accessibility and connectivity. One of the main objectives of the project was to design a concept for converting a large, empty...
by Natalie Young | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog, Featured Posts
The Oklahoma and Central States AIA Awards Banquet was held this past Friday, September 15, 2023. There, IQC’s own Ron Frantz was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award and received a standing ovation. This award commemorates Ron’s lifetime of...
by Jake Lange | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured Posts
Garden Oaks Elementary School In 2021, the Alpha Community Foundation of Oklahoma purchased a vacant Oklahoma City Public School building with the goal of converting the facility into a community center. The former Garden Oaks Elementary School is now set to be...
