HWANG Yun Hye

Yun Hye Hwang is an accredited landscape architect based in Singapore and an associate professor in landscape architecture program. Her research focuses on the evolving landscape demands within Asian equatorial urban environments, emphasizing sustainable landscape management, the multifunctional role of urban green spaces, and ecological design strategies suited for high-density cities in Asia.

Yun Hye holds a post-professional Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, USA, and an MLA from Seoul National University, Korea. Previously, she served as a design director for public housing landscape projects in Korea, where she was awarded multiple landscape accolades from government authorities.

Her built work has earned numerous national and international awards, including the SILA award, the Landscape Institute Award and the IFLA Asia-Pacific Region Award. Yun Hye’s contributions are widely published in book chapters, landscape magazines, and peer-reviewed journals. She also collaborates closely with government authorities and NGOs such as NParks, HDB, and Nature Society Singapore, to influence landscape design and management frameworks.

BLOG: https://blog.nus.edu.sg/urbanwildlab/
:https://blog.nus.edu.sg/landscapeofnecessity/

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.