The Carmel Chinese Garden Co-envisioning workshop was successfully conducted on the previous Sunday in Carmel, Indiana. The public engagement process, led by Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang, thus far has garnered considerable support from the community. Approximately 70 individuals participated in the workshop in person, while an additional 240 responses were received through an online survey.[Read More…]
Yiwei Huang and five landscape architecture students will be facilitating the envisioning/discussion of the proposed new Chinese Garden in Carmel, Indiana, between Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation, and Carmel residents. They have set up an online survey, and they will host a community engagement meeting on March 5th, Sunday afternoon, 1-4pm, in Carmel High School.[Read More…]
The Purdue Landscape Architecture program career fair was a resounding success. Hosted from the Beck Agricultural Center on February 10, 46 design firms from around the country enrolled to participate and over 200 student interviews were held for traditional summer internships, year-long co-op internships, and post-graduation employment opportunities. Firms represented a wide range of design[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang has been nominated as the chair to lead the Student Support and Engagement Committee within the national American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The committee comprises 15 members across the country, including a mix of established professionals, young emerging professionals, and student leaders. The committee aims to establish a framework that[Read More…]
2023 Olinger Lecture Brad Howe – SCAPE February 9, 5:30 PM, at the Deans Auditorium (PFEN 241) ADAPTING to CHANGE SCAPE works to integrate natural cycles and systems into urban landscapes and environments across all scales, from the urban plaza to a regional ecological plan. A range of research, participatory, and science-based strategies will be[Read More…]
Editor’s Note: The name of one of the student research assistants was incorrect in the previous version of this story. Jackson Kincaid will be one of the student research assistants aiding Yiwei Huang in this project. HLA Happenings regrets this error. Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang has been selected once again as one of the faculty[Read More…]
A Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED) service learning project wins the 2022 Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) Placemaking Award. The renovation of J Long Memorial Second Street Park is a unique collaboration involving local government, residents, and civic organizations of Connersville, Indiana, along with Purdue Extension and the Landscape Architecture Program. The park design,[Read More…]
