by OU IQC | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Events, Featured Posts
This fall, we hosted a new program called the Quality Communities Retreat sponsored by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design and Oklahoma Municipal League. Between two retreat sessions, we gathered representatives from eight Oklahoma communities, along with a...
by OU IQC | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, Events, Featured Posts, Lectures
Support for this Program This event is supported by funding from the United States Conference of Mayors through the MICD Partnership. The Mayors’ Institute on City Design is a National Endowment for the Arts initiative in partnership with the United States...
by Shane Hampton | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog, Featured Posts
Much of the world’s population is getting familiar with the term “social distancing” and what it means for daily life and personal well-being. This public health strategy in communities goes back a long time. More than 100 years ago, Oklahoma faced...
by OU IQC | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Featured Posts
Community assistance projects are a collaborative effort between the OU Institute for Quality Communities, Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, and representatives from communities in Oklahoma. Projects result in conceptual design and planning assistance....
by Shane Hampton | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Events, Featured Posts, Workshops
IQC hosted the Mayor’s Institute on City Design for a regional session in Oklahoma City November 20-22. 7 mayors and 7 resource team members in fields related to design, planning, and development came together for two days of meetings. Each mayor brought a...
by Shane Hampton | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog, Featured Posts
In June 2017, an IQC team traveled to Guymon, Oklahoma at the invitation of the Texas County TSET Healthy Living Program. During our trip, we talked with community leaders and residents about low-cost improvements that might slow down traffic and make it safer to...
