by Shane Hampton | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Featured Posts
Today, a Jeff Speck article published on CityLab shares an excellent argument for narrower travel lanes. In the article, Speck tells how 12′ lanes have become a national standard, despite many disadvantages when applied in urban settings: When lanes are built...
by Shane Hampton | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog, Featured Posts
In a hot summer climate, shade is an important part of making people comfortable outside. When famed photographer Dorothea Lange visited Sallisaw, Oklahoma in August of 1936, she noticed farmers were gathered on the shady side of the street to sit or stand in groups...
by Shane Hampton | Aug 11, 2014 | Blog, Featured Posts
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is experimenting with a new way to make crosswalks more visible to motorists. This is welcome news, since many of Oklahoma’s state highways travel through walkable residential neighborhoods and main streets. A Safer...
by Shane Hampton | Jul 3, 2014 | Blog, Featured Posts
Ongoing renovations of 1920s and 1930s commercial buildings in Oklahoma City have been revealing buried architectural treasures in the last few months. “Updated” facade treatments applied decades ago are being stripped away, revealing that they have been...
by Shane Hampton | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Featured Posts
Alva, Oklahoma is located near the Kansas border in far northern Oklahoma. Alva has become a partner for the Oklahoma Arts Council’s Cultural District Initiative. Alva is the county seat of Woods County, and the county courthouse is located in a two-block green...
by Shane Hampton | May 8, 2014 | Blog, Featured Posts
We are excited to share that Dr. Ian Carlton will be the new executive director of the IQC. His wife Rebecca Sanders will also join the College of Architecture’s Regional and City Planning Division. Welcome to the team! Urban Development Expert Ian Carlton Named...
