Yiwei Huang and David Barbarash attended the 2025 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) conference in Portland, Oregon to both serve in their Board of Directors positions and to present novel research. Yiwei served as Regional Director overseeing programs in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin while Dave served as the 2nd Vice President and Chair for[Read More…]
Dr. Yiwei Huang has been honored with Purdue University’s Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award, marking a significant milestone for both Dr. Huang and the entire HLA department. This prestigious recognition represents Purdue’s highest teaching accolade for faculty members in the early stages of their careers. The award acknowledges Dr. Huang’s outstanding teaching abilities and unwavering[Read More…]
Ben Henschen (Landscape Architecture/May 2024) won the Bill Millsap Travel fellowship last spring and presented his work on March 13 in Dallas, TX. “Join the AD EX to hear from 2024 McDermott Travel Fellow Dianna Hodza & The Bill Millsap Travel Fellow Ben Henschen present discoveries from their travels. This event showcases two fellowship-supported research[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang, and three practicing professionals, Daniel Overbey (Director of Sustainability of Browning Day), Brett Schlachter (urban designer and landscape architect at Browning Day), and Alan Rosenwinkel (Senior associate at Rundell Ernstberger Associates) spoke about carbon reduction and sustainable site development strategies during a panel discussion at the Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference[Read More…]
The Landscape Architecture program career fair was held on February 7 in the Purdue Union South Ballroom. Alongside 38 alumni representing design firms from 44 firms in 14 different states, students interacted with professional designers and endured over 300 formal interviews for summer internships, year-long co-ops, and post-graduation employment opportunities. Next year’s fair will be[Read More…]
West Lafayette, IN (February 21, 2025) – A new podcast episode, “Living Landscapes,” is launching today, offering listeners a journey into sustainable communities. Hosted by Center for Community & Environmental Design undergraduate research assistants Hannah Kmetz and Colby Smock, the series will explore local and global green initiatives, examining the crucial elements that contribute to[Read More…]
2025 Olinger Lecture Catching the Creative Spark: An Art-Informed Approach to Landscape Architecture Practice Lisa Casey, Principal, studioOutside February 6, 5:30 PM Dean’s Auditorium PFEN 241 Creativity never follows a linear path and openness to observation inspires an artful approach. Design intersects and overlaps with the creation of art from subtle details to full collaboration[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang has been selected for the third time as one of the faculty Research Fellows of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Case Study Investigation (CSI) program. This time, Huang will collaborate with DAVID RUBIN Land Collective, and investigate the landscape performances of Grand Junction, Westfield, Indiana. Purdue landscape architecture undergraduate student, Serine Kao, will[Read More…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (December 13, 2024) – The Living Landscapes podcast, produced by student staff at the Purdue University Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED), continues its exploration of community and environmental design with two new episodes. Episode 3, “Community and Environmental Planning Research,” concludes the podcast’s three-part series on planning. Hosts Grace Lentz[Read More…]
Living Landscapes Podcast Explores Community Planning in Action with National Park Service Expert WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (November 22, 2024) – The Living Landscapes podcast, produced by student staff at the Purdue University Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED), releases its second episode today, focusing on the vital role of community planning in creating vibrant[Read More…]
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