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 about Yiwei Huang and LA Students Facilitating Envisioning of Carmel, Indiana Project[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 about Purdue Landscape Architecture Career Fair[Read More]
Brad Howe, design director of SCAPE, delivered Olinger Lecture on Thursday evening, 02/09. The two projects featured, Living Breakwaters (Staten Islands, NY) and Tom Lee Park (Memphis, TN), are great examples of SCAPE’s cutting-edge landscape architecture projects that enhance ecological resilience and build up social cohesion within the context.
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 about Yiwei Huang Nominated as the Chair of National ASLA Student Support and Engagement Committee[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 about 2023 Olinger Lecture[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 about Yiwei Huang Selected as Faculty Research Fellow of the LAF CSI Program[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 about Center for Community and Environmental Design (CCED) Service Learning Project Wins Award[Read More]
Wanting Zhang (Master student in Huang’s lab), Yahan You (undergraduate LA student), and Yiwei Huang‘s landscape performance case study was featured in Landscape Architecture Foundation’s news. The link to the article can be found here: https://www.lafoundation.org/news/2022/10/csi-suining-south-riverfront-park
Congratulations to the Purdue students and recent graduates who received awards at the Indiana Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects Student and Professional Awards Ceremony, held on September 30th. 2022 Student Awards Planning & Analysis Shangzhe Cai: Honor Award – Grassy Creek Corridor Plan Garrett Vinyard: Merit Award – Indianapolis Parks Expansion Jacob Battista: Merit…Read more about 2022 INASLA Student Award Winners[Read More]