HWANG Yun Hye

Yun Hye Hwang is an accredited landscape architect and Associate Professor in the Landscape Architecture program, where she was the founding Director of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) and currently serves as Cluster Co-Leader of Landscape Studies. Her research addresses evolving landscape demands in Asian equatorial environments, focusing on botanical urbanism and more-than-human cities. This work advances nature-based landscape management and ecological design strategies specifically tailored for high-density urban contexts.

Yun Hye holds an MLAII from Harvard University and an MLA from Seoul National University. In addition to her academic roles, she is the Board-in-Chief for wasteXscape, a student-led social enterprise for circular landscape practices. Beyond her academic and research roles, she serves as the Board-in-Chief for wasteXscape, a student-led social enterprise initiative dedicated to circular landscape practices. Previously, she served as a design director for public housing landscape projects in Korea, where she was awarded as the 6th designer of next generation in Korea Institution of Design Promotion (KIDP) and multiple landscape accolades from private and public agencies. Her applied research and built work have received prestigious honors, including SILA, Landscape Institute (LI), and IFLA Asia-Pacific award. Widely published, she collaborates with agencies like NParks, HDB, and Nature Society Singapore to shape national landscape planning and management frameworks.

Research Works

Urban Wild Lab

The urban wild lab develops the actionable design and management strategies towards socio-ecological resilience for fast-growing asian cities where rapid urbanization is accompanied by many human-caused environmental issues.

Research Works

Landscape of Necessity

Three topics in the research area ‘multi-functional everyday landscapes’ using on-site measurement, longitudinal studies, spatial pattern analysis, and social studies are; microclimate responsive landscapes; landscape as a livelihood for the low-income community; and ecosystem services in high-dense neighborhood landscapes.