Assistant Professor Landscape Architecture
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, New York
Jean Yang is a landscape designer, urban planner, and educator focused on design-driven, equity-focused, and benefits-based landscapes in historically challenged areas. Yang is currently an Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture at SUNY ESF. Projects include Destination Crenshaw, the Upper LA River and Tributaries plan, and the LA County Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan. She has previously worked as a Senior Associate at Studio-MLA and served as Spatial Justice Fellow at the University of Oregon. She has received the Azure Award for Urban Design Vision, the Southern California ASLA Merit Award, and the National ASLA Honor Award.
SUN-D03: Shifting Ground—Homelessness and the Fight for Equitable and Compassionate Design
Sunday, October 6, 2024
3:45pm – 5:00pm ET