by OU IQC | Mar 31, 2025 | Blog, Featured Posts
OU IQC Invites Community Assistance Project Proposals The Institute of Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025-2026 Request for Proposals (RFP) process for Community Assistance...
by OU IQC | Mar 18, 2025 | Blog, Events, Featured Posts
The next Placemaking Conference, a cornerstone program of the OU Institute for Quality Communities, is now scheduled for Spring 2027. While the conference has traditionally occurred every two years, this adjusted timeline allows the IQC team to ensure a meaningful and...
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...
