HWANG Yun Hye
Associate Professor (Practice Track)
Department of Architecture, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566.
- TEL:
- 6516 3521
- EMAIL:
- akiyhh@nus.edu.sg
Yun Hye Hwang is an accredited landscape architect based in Singapore and an Associate Professor in the Landscape Architecture program, where she served as the founding Program Director of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA). 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 and planning strategies suited for high-density cities in Asia.
Yun Hye holds a post-professional Master of Landscape Architecture (MLAII) 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 private and public agencies. Her built work has earned numerous national and international awards, including the SILA award, the Landscape Institute(LI) Award and the IFLA Asia-Pacific Region Award. Yun Hye’s contributions are widely published in book chapters, periodicals, and peer-reviewed journals. She also collaborates closely with government authorities and NGOs such as NParks, HDB, and Nature Society Singapore, to influence landscape planning, design and management frameworks.
BLOG:
https://blog.nus.edu.sg/urbanwildlab/
https://blog.nus.edu.sg/landscapeofnecessity/
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.