{"id":5,"date":"2016-11-21T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:49:52","slug":"rob-kuper-pla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Kuper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_129\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"wp-image-129 \" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/Kuper.R-Headshot2018PFSBuildbyR.Brandenburg-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/Kuper.R-Headshot2018PFSBuildbyR.Brandenburg-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/Kuper.R-Headshot2018PFSBuildbyR.Brandenburg-624x797.jpg 624w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/Kuper.R-Headshot2018PFSBuildbyR.Brandenburg.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography by Ryan S. Brandenburg, Temple University<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Please find a current <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2025\/12\/Kuper.R_CV.pdf\">curriculum vitae, dated December 19, 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carbon emissions within landscape architecture<\/li>\n<li>Landscape architectural\u00a0professional education<\/li>\n<li>Landscape preference<\/li>\n<li>Attention Restoration Theory (ART)<\/li>\n<li>Human perception of time in landscapes<\/li>\n<li>Green roofs<\/li>\n<li>Design-build<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">COURSES\u00a0CURRENTLY TEACHING<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">LARC 9995, <strong>Capstone Restoration Design Project:<\/strong> Coordination of 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 (Graduate)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">LARC 8242, <strong>Landscape Engineering II<\/strong>: Construction documentation, stormwater quantification and site design, and site detailing (Graduate)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">LARC 2241, <strong>Landscape Engineering I<\/strong>: Site grading and earthwork, including (sometimes) cut and fill (Undergraduate)<\/span><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">LARC 2143, <strong>Landscape Architecture Design Studio I<\/strong>: Multi-scaled conceptual and schematic site design, drawing conventions, site inventory &amp; analysis, program development (Undergraduate)<\/span><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">DESIGN-BUILD COURSE PRODUCTS. <\/span><\/i><\/strong>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_140\" style=\"width: 637px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140\" class=\"wp-image-140\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2020\/05\/At-entrance-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2020\/05\/At-entrance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2020\/05\/At-entrance-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2020\/05\/At-entrance-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2020\/05\/At-entrance-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2020\/05\/At-entrance-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2020\/05\/At-entrance-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Course of action: A radical tack for suburban tracts,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2020 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_130\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"wp-image-130\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/NE-corner-Exit2019TempleFlowerShowExhibitTHUMB-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/NE-corner-Exit2019TempleFlowerShowExhibitTHUMB-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/NE-corner-Exit2019TempleFlowerShowExhibitTHUMB-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/NE-corner-Exit2019TempleFlowerShowExhibitTHUMB-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2019\/05\/NE-corner-Exit2019TempleFlowerShowExhibitTHUMB.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Hip haven: Hangin&#8217; loose at a home refuge,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2019 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_105\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"wp-image-105\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2018\/05\/2018Exh-NW-Corner-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2018\/05\/2018Exh-NW-Corner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2018\/05\/2018Exh-NW-Corner-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2018\/05\/2018Exh-NW-Corner-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2018\/05\/2018Exh-NW-Corner-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Within Reach! Unlocking the legacy of our hidden river,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2018 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_100\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100\" class=\"wp-image-100 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/dry-garden-overview-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/dry-garden-overview-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/dry-garden-overview-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/dry-garden-overview-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/dry-garden-overview-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Nieuwpolders: Regenerating the Dutch custom of land recovery,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2017 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19\" class=\"wp-image-19 \" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/North-elevation.jpg\" alt=\"north-elevation\" width=\"621\" height=\"466\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;After the blast: Recollecting roots &amp; resources at Hopewell Furnace,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2016 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/P1080211.jpg\" alt=\"p1080211\" width=\"618\" height=\"463\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Star power: Casts of light that stir &amp; spellbind,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2015 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_21\" style=\"width: 629px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21\" class=\"wp-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/Exhibit-entrance.jpg\" alt=\"exhibit-entrance\" width=\"619\" height=\"446\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Tamanend&#8217;s track: The path to a portrayal of the past,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2014 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22\" class=\"wp-image-22\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/DSC06750.jpg\" alt=\"dsc06750\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;WILDE! Cultivating wonder in everyday places,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2013 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23\" style=\"width: 623px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23\" class=\"wp-image-23\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/rkuper\/files\/2016\/11\/DSC06256.jpg\" alt=\"dsc06256\" width=\"613\" height=\"460\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;aloha aina: a return to life with the land,&#8221; Temple University&#8217;s 2012 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>CONTACT INFORMATION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">Rob Kuper<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">Bright Hall 101B<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">Temple University<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">580 Meetinghouse Rd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">Ambler, PA 19002<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">267-468-8179 (office)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';color: #444444\">rkuper@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rob-kuper-pla-4785142a\/\">(3) Rob Kuper, PLA | LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find a current curriculum vitae, dated December 19, 2025. 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