Events

Renowned international architect I.M. Pei was contracted in 1964 by the Urban Action Foundation, a non-profit formed to help launch an urban renewal program for downtown Oklahoma City. His work included creating a 10- by 12-foot model showing how downtown might look...

The mill stone on display at the plaza is a documented remnant of one of the first industrial development attempts in Oklahoma City after it was settled on April 22, 1889. When Charles Grasham "Gristmill" Jones arrived in Oklahoma City in fall of that year,...

Solomon Andrew Layton shaped Oklahoma City's skyline. This Southwest Prologue Series booklet by Mary Jo Nelson, "The Buildings of Solomon Andrew Layton," surveys the architect's work across the city and region.Scans below are from the historical...