OU IQC Invites Community Assistance Project Proposals
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 2026-2027 Request for Proposals (RFP) process for Community Assistance...
Letter from Director
December 2, 2025 December 2, 2025 Dear Friends of the IQC, As we wrap up another busy and inspiring semester, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for the work we have accomplished together. Stepping into this role this past January was both an honor...
Meet the OU IQC Team!
The Institute for Quality Communities is pleased to introduce our academic year 2025-2026 team leadership, faculty affiliates, and graduate assistants. During the month of September we highlighted individual team members on our social media channels. Please find their...
JOB CLOSED: Institute for Quality Communities Program Manager
JOB CLOSED: INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM MANAGER The Institute for Quality Communities in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture and the University of Oklahoma seeks applications for a Program Manager, Job Number 250621. This...
OU Landscape Architecture Students Reimagine UCO Child Study Center Playground
Thirteen graduate students in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma are helping bring nature-focused design to the Child Study Center at the University of Central Oklahoma. The project, part of the Nature Explore program,...
OU IQC Invites Community Assistance Project Proposals
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...
IQC Placemaking Conference Slated for Spring 2027
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...
Amber Wiley Named Director of the Institute for Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma
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...
Atlanta BeltLine: A Storytelling Event
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...
Storywalk for L’Ouverture High School
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 opened in 1908...
Progress Continues in Westville
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...
IQC’s Ron Frantz Honored at AIA Awards Banquet
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...