Panel Discussion: Giraffe-Style Stone Architecture in the Ozarks

The Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the Missouri State University Libraries, will host a one-hour virtual panel discussion on giraffe-style stone architecture in the Ozarks. The event is free and open to the public. Guests can join the conversation via Zoom.

The discussion will welcome the following panelists:

• Greg Herman, associate professor of architecture and director, The Fay and Gus Jones House Stewardship at the University of Arkansas
• Mark Wheeler, MSU architect and director of Planning, Design and Construction
• Tom Peters, MSU dean of library services and the director of the Ozarks program of the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Giraffe architectural style gets its name from multi-colored mortared stone arranged in patterns resembling a giraffe’s coat. The materials used to build the design can be found throughout the Ozarks region, and giraffe-style architecture still exists throughout the region today. 

This event is part of the university's scholarly content leading up to its participation in the 2023 Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival. The festival will feature the history and culture of the Ozarks region, presented in part by Missouri State, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 

Free