Quality Communities Retreats

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...

Visiting Blanchard’s Main Street

17 students in the Environmental Design Practicum course took on a special project in Blanchard, as part of partnership between the City of Blanchard, Oklahoma Municipal League, and Institute for Quality Communities. After several weeks of studying street design...

Propose a Project in Your Community

OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Established in 2008, the University of Oklahoma Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) offers conceptual design and planning assistance from the OU College of Architecture. This page provides an overview of how to submit a...