Design, Construction and Planning
Luo Lab
Led by Yi Luo · Landscape Architecture
What we study
The Luo Lab studies landscape architecture and urban design. A recent student project reviewed policies and compared New Orleans and Washington, D.C. to see how city layout relates to racial segregation; papers use landscape performance evaluation.
What working here is like
- Surveys & interviews
- No organisms (data only)
- No coding
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 4
Current projects
Design Against Division: The Relationship Between Urban Segregation and Urban Form
The lab examined how the physical layout of cities influences racial segregation by reviewing past policies and comparing case studies in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. The student identified that city design still reflects historic segregation and suggested standardized planning to promote inclusion.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 243
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Recent papers, explained
- Rebranding zoos: defining the role of zoos using landscape performance
2025 · Landscape Research
Uses landscape performance to study 11 zoos, finding their spaces offer extra benefits.
- Development, Characteristics, and Implications of Landscape Performance Evaluation of Greenways in the United States
2025 · Land
Analyzes US greenways' benefits using text and data to show social performance is highest.
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- Promoting goal-driven performance evaluation: a case study of an urban park in Florida, USA
2021 · Landscape Research
Evaluates an urban park in Florida to see if its design met goals.
- Assessing baseline conditions: a collaborative effort to advance landscape performance research
2021 · Socio-Ecological Practice Research
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How to reach out
Yi Luo hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.