Wanting Zhang (MS student in Huang’s Lab) and Yiwei Huang published an interview piece (with site design horticulture director Mark Jirik) about “Planting Design for Children’s Spaces.” The piece is published on the official American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Professional Practice Networks (PPN) online story website, The Field. ASLA Field was created to give members[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang and three landscape architecture recent graduates and undergraduate students Lauren Chapman, Jackson Kincaid, and Phoenix Jefferson, will be presenting their landscape performance study of Monon Boulevard and Midtown Plaza (Carmel, Indiana) in next week Landscape Architecture Foundation’s education webinar. The webinar on October 10th, titled “Midwest Gems,” will feature teams from The[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang led an independent study last fall and gathered five landscape architecture students to work on a children’s book that introduces Indiana native plants for K-12 populations. The final product, an illustrated children’s book, accompanying board game, school syllabus, and interactive activities, won a National Honor Award (Communication Category) from the American Society[Read More…]
Yiwei Huang‘s Lab welcome two new members, a Master of Science of Landscape System and Design student, Mya Hagerty, and a visiting scholar from Tuscany, Italy, Alessandra Baravaglia. Mya graduated with an undergraduate degree in Brain & Behavioral Sciences this past spring from Purdue University and is excited to combine her interests in a unique way in[Read More…]
On Thursday August 17th, Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) has hosted its annual Reception and 50th Anniversary Gala in Indianapolis. During the award ceremony, the 2023 student and professional awards were announced. Purdue Landscape Architecture students have won two of the four students awards. Carmel Chinese Garden Co- Envisioning. INASLA[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang‘s book Outdoor Environments for People: Considering Human Factors in Landscape Design is available for pre-order. Outdoor Environments for People addresses the everyday human behavior in outdoor built environments and explains how designers can learn about and incorporate their knowledge into places they help to create. Bridging research and practice, and drawing from disciplines such as[Read More…]
Yiwei Huang as the chair for the national American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA), together with committee members and her close connections, put together an online article called “Words of Wisdom for Our 2023 Landscape Architecture Graduates.” This article is to show the support and offer some valuable advice to graduating students who are about[Read More…]