Yun Hye Hwang

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Title

Yun Hye Hwang

Contributor Item Type Metadata

First Name

Yun Hye

Surname or Business Name

Hwang

Years Affiliated

2020

Affiliation

School of Design and Environment, NUS

Birthplace

South Korea

Occupation

Associate Professor

Biographical Text

Yun Hye Hwang (South Korea/Singapore) is an accredited landscape architect in Singapore, and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the School of Design and Environment, NUS, currently serving as Programme Director of the Bachelor’s programme. She holds two Master’s degrees in landscape architecture, one from Seoul National University in Korea and another from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Her research, teaching, and professional activities speculate on emerging demands in fast-growing Asian cities by exploring ecological design and management versus manicured greenery and the multifunctional role of everyday landscapes. She focuses on transferring knowledge of urban ecology from academia to practice through active interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations.