OCFA DECEMBER NEWS

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Join Us Next Week at the Capitol!

Join us as we tour the Oklahoma State Capitol on Thursday, December 7th at 5:30 p.m. Our tour will be led by Trait Thompson.

Executive Director Trait Thompson has led the Oklahoma Historical Society since January of 2021.

Thompson began his career with the state as policy director for former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman. During that four-year service, Thompson read every bill submitted to the senate, met with citizens from across the state and learned how to work with others to achieve shared goals. In 2014 he assumed the project manager role for the Oklahoma Capitol Restoration Project, shepherding the preservation and restoration of one of Oklahoma's most important historical artifacts-the State Capitol. He is author of The Oklahoma State Capitol (2022).

Thompson is the co-host of A Very OK Podcast, which explores the interesting stories and fascinating personalities that make up Oklahoma's unique history. Look for new episodes each month. OHS members receive updates from Thompson in each issue of Mistletoe Leaves, the bimonthly membership newsletter of the OHS.

A couple of lucky attendees will have a chance to win a copy of Trait’s book, The Oklahoma State Capitol!

OCFA Members: Free

Nonmember Guests: $15.00

The OKLAHOMANMADE Photography Competition Will Return in 2024!

We will be bringing back the OKLAHOMANMADE Architecture Photography Competition again in 2024 and we will exhibit the photos at the new AIA/OCFA office during Architecture Week! Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

Join the Archives Committee

The Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture (OCFA) identified the pressing need to save often rapidly deteriorating and poorly stored original blueprints of some of Central Oklahoma’s most historic and significant buildings in a manner that would preserve them for generations. While it was impossible to permanently obtain so many building documents and store them properly, the group set out to locate, collect, and scan as many sets of plans and renderings as possible and save them digitally.

As a result of these efforts, the OCFA obtained a generous grant from the Kirkpatrick Foundation and began to create the Architectural Digital Archives, an easy-to-use, searchable database in which architects and the general public have free access to some of our state’s rarely seen and most important pieces of history.

The digital archives live on our website and we are working to grow these archives. If you are a current member of the Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture and would like to serve on this committee, please email us at okcarchitecture@cox.net.