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…]
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…]
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…]
We were delighted to celebrate 3 of our faculty at the College’s Celebration of Teaching event this week! Dr. Yiwei Huang was recognized as the 2024-25 winner of the John T. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Innovation Award and Dr. Steve Hallett was recognized with the 2024-25 Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award Recipient. In[Read More…]
On Thursday, September 12th, Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) hosted its annual Award Gala at Muncie, Indiana. During the award ceremony, the 2024 state chapter student and professional awards were announced. Purdue Landscape Architecture students have won three of the five students awards this year: Legacy Lookout: Bison, Biodiversity, and[Read More…]
The HLA department kicked off the new semester with their annual Welcome Back Taco Thursday celebration August 22. Students, faculty, and staff came together to enjoy tacos, trivia, cornhole, and a fun photobooth. A big thank you to Gloribel Rosales-Burdin and Brandy Pinkard for organizing this fantastic event. We also appreciate Pam Fisher, the HLA[Read More…]