Photography by Ryan S. Brandenburg, Temple University
For a current curriculum vitae, please see here, (updated May 31, 2024): Kuper.R_CV
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Carbon emissions within landscape architecture
- Landscape preference
- Attention Restoration Theory (ART)
- Human perception of time in landscapes
- Green roofs
- Design-build
COURSES CURRENTLY TEACHING
LARC 9995, Capstone Restoration Design Project: Coordinated independent student projects that include site inventory and analyses, comprehensive site designs, enlarged site designs, construction drawings, ecological restoration and monitoring plans, and presentations of work.
LARC 8242, Landscape Engineering II: construction documentation, stormwater quantification and site design, and site detailing (Graduate)
LARC 2241, Landscape Engineering I: grading and earthwork, including cut and fill (Undergraduate)
LARC 2143, Landscape Architecture Design Studio I: multi-scaled site design, drawing conventions, site inventory & analysis, and nature appreciation (Undergraduate)
DESIGN-BUILD COURSE PRODUCTS. Photographs of exhibits constructed in LARC 3146, Design-Build Studio, between 2012 and 2020. For a summary of each exhibit, please see the Exhibits Page.
“Course of action: A radical tack for suburban tracts,” Temple University’s 2020 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit.
“Hip haven: Hangin’ loose at a home refuge,” Temple University’s 2019 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit.
“Within Reach! Unlocking the legacy of our hidden river,” Temple University’s 2018 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit.
“Nieuwpolders: Regenerating the Dutch custom of land recovery,” Temple University’s 2017 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit
“After the blast: Recollecting roots & resources at Hopewell Furnace,” Temple University’s 2016 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit
“Star power: Casts of light that stir & spellbind,” Temple University’s 2015 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit
“Tamanend’s track: The path to a portrayal of the past,” Temple University’s 2014 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit
“WILDE! Cultivating wonder in everyday places,” Temple University’s 2013 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit
“aloha aina: a return to life with the land,” Temple University’s 2012 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit
CONTACT INFORMATION
Rob Kuper
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Bright Hall 101B
Temple University
580 Meetinghouse Rd.
Ambler, PA 19002
267-468-8179 (office)
rkuper@temple.edu