Archives & Research

We own an extensive collection of original architectural drawings of many significant Tulsa buildings and residences (The Medical Arts Building, Warehouse Market, Southern Hills Country Club, the Tulsa Assembly Center, The Mabee Residence, and the Otis McClintock Residence), as well as architectural periodicals (Pencil Points, Progressive Architecture, Architectural Forum, and Architectural Record) dating from 1920 to 1980, newspaper clippings, technical library, photographs, project specifications and artifacts. No other institution in Tulsa gathers this material.

Publications

We have revised, updated, and added photographs to the book Tulsa Art Deco (published by The Junior League of Tulsa, Inc. 1980) and published a second edition. Additionally, we are the distributors for four of John Brooks Walton's books, One Hundred More Historic Tulsa Homes, Many More Historic Tulsa Homes, The Architecture of Charles Stevens Dilbeck, and The Architecture of John Duncan Forsyth. You can purchase these books online at the TFA store here. 

Advocacy

The performing arts reach a few, but the art of architecture touches us all. From the houses that shelter us, the schools for our children, the condition of our neighborhoods, the plan of our parks, our access to libraries, the serenity of our churches, to our public buildings, the art of architecture defines our culture.
Education Funding

Our children are the Tulsa’s future policy makers, architects, planners, and building owners. The Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa’s Summer Institute is a program that teaches teachers how to deliver art curricula to children. In 1997, this Institute started a program on architectural education entitled "The Art of Architecture" which was completely funded by the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture. Due to popular demand, this program has become an annual event.