- Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Hope Hui Rising went into environmental design from hydrology and hydraulic engineering in an attempt to resolve the tension between these two divergent approaches to water through the beauty and function of landscape urbanism. Her professional and academic work focuses on making livable and resilient places that facilitate environmental and climate adaptation. Having lived on four continents and been trained in performing and visual arts, she has been in search of ways to engender sustainability through archetypal aesthetic experiences. This passion transformed her into an award-winning public artist and landscape architect specializing in the design of light, water, and landscape in the public realm.
Over the last 15 years, Hope was involved with the design of outdoor light and water installations in mixed-use developments in South Korea and India, as well as several award-winning domestic landscape architecture and public art projects. Her diverse portfolio encompasses public parks and plazas, children's outdoor spaces, healthcare gardens, zoos and wildlife habitats, constructed wetlands, waterscapes in addition to academic and corporate campus planning and design. These projects received many awards, including three from the Society of Landscape Architects and four from the American Institute of Architects.
- Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon - (Eugene, Oregon, United States) 2015
- M.U.P. in , University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) 2000
- M.L.A. in , University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) 2000
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, minor in Architecture and Planning, National Taiwan University - (Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan) 1996
Academic Articles7
- Rising, H. H. (2019). The role of salient canal structures in environmental adaptation. Landscape Research Record. 8, 302-312.
- Rising, H. H. (2017). Aquaphilia: Water-Based Spatial Anchors as Loci of Attachment. Landscape Journal. 36(2), 73-89.
- Rising, H. H. (2017). The role of water-based imageability in climate adaptation: promoting upstream water retention through water-based place identity. Landscape Research Record. 6, 199-213.
Conference Papers2
- Rising, H. H. (2019). Multi-Level Design Games for Future-Proofing Post-Flood Cities: Houston as a test case. 1-1.
Institutional Repository Documents1
- Pace, Z., & Rising, H. H. (2020). An Evidence-Based Approach to Community Planning and Design for Children in Care.
Principal Investigator5
- Arts and Humanities Fellowship awarded by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2020 - 2023
- Outstanding Research Development Award conferred by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) - Workshop for Architectural Faculty in Environmental Sustainability 2019
- LAND311 Landscape Design Iii Instructor
- LAND312 Landscape Design Iv Instructor
- LAND620 Open Spa Land Use Plan I Instructor
- LAND645 Practice Diversity Instructor
- LAND661 Visual Quality Anaysi Instructor