Faculty: Leehu Loon
RLA, MLA, ASLA
Assistant Professor
Division of Landscape Architecture
College of Architecture
830 Van Vleet Oval, Room 162
Norman, OK 73019-6141
Phone: (405) 325-1519
Email:
Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech)
Master of Landscape Architecture
May 2003
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture
June 1999
Registration
Landscape Architect, State of Oklahoma
Teaching Experience
The University of Oklahoma
Division of Landscape Architecture
Norman, OK
Assistant Professor
August 2005 – Present
The George Washington University
Landscape Design Graduate Certificate Program
College of Professional Studies
Washington, DC
Instructor
January 2002 – May 2005
Professional Experience
Lewis Scully Gionet, Inc. Landscape Architects
Vienna, VA
Landscape Architect, Project Manager
Stangeland and Associates, Inc
Eugene, OR
Project Manager
Selected List of Research and Publications
“What They Built Instead: What goes wrong when a project – even an internationally award-winning project – is not built as the designer intended?” Landscape Architecture Magazine. November 2008.
Miami Refocused: Capturing a Vision Through Community, Art, and Economics. As part of curriculum of LA 5545 – Intermediate Graduate Studio IV students analyzed and designed various community developments and lead community meetings. Spring 2008
An Analysis of Landscape Architectural Precedents in the United States. Junior Faculty Research Program. Office of Research Services. The University of Oklahoma. Norman, OK. Summer 2007
“Abstracting the Israeli Landscape.” Landscape Architecture Magazine. March 2007.
The Jacobson House Native Art Center. Introductory Graduate Studio students designed and constructed wooden gates. Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005.
Renewing Bethany: A Landscape Architectural Approach. Intermediate Graduate Studio IV students analyzed and designed various community developments and lead community meetings. Spring 2007.
Comprehensive Planning and Design Studio for Nichols Hills, Oklahoma. Intermediate Graduate Studio IV students analyzed and designed various community developments and lead community meetings. Co-project investigator with Assistant Professor Charles G. Warnken, PhD. Spring 2006
The Future of Parkways in the Landscape
May 2003
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05122003-183033/
Selected List of Presentations
Portals of Education: The Importance of Service Learning Projects in Landscape Architecture. Presentation at the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference 2008-2009. Tucson, AZ. January 15, 2009
“Sustainability and Urban Design: Designing the Future.” Presented to the Urban Landscape and Resource Preservation Society Senior Forum. 6th China International Garden and Flower Exposition. Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China and Xiamen Government. City of Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. September 2007.
Professional Memberships
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
June 1999 – Present
Oklahoma Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (OKASLA)
July 2005 – Present
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)
August 2005 – Present
Full CV available upon request
Email: lloon at OU dot edu (at = @; dot = .)