‘OKC’s blank-sheet-of-paper history should give architects and developers licence to devise a uniquely Oklahoman building form, a response to environmental and climatic conditions drawing on the spirit of what it means to be an Oklahoman. It is fertile ground.'

Timothy Neville-Lee and members of AHMM’s Oklahoma City office describe the conditions that have shaped state and city, and provide a useful local glossary from sooners to shriners.