Lin Qiao
QIAO Lin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong, specializing in the intersection of natural environment, human health, and well-being. Her research focuses on theoretical and methodological frameworks examining how sublime nature influence human health and well-being across diverse socio-environmental contexts. She has published three peer-reviewed articles in SCIE journals, with two additional manuscripts under review. Her publication record also includes three articles in Chinese academic journals. Qiao has presented her research at significant academic venues, including the Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA).
Research interest: Built Environment and Public Health; Environmental Psychology; Emotional Responses; Neuroscience; Sublime Nature
B.A. CDUT; MLA. ZJU; PhD student in LA HKU
Email: lynnq@connect.hku.hk
Academic qualification
Doctorate 2022- present Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Master 2019-2022 Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang
Bachelor 2015-2019 Agriculture in Landscape Gardening, Chengdu University of Technology, Sichuan
Present academic positions
2022-2025 Deputy International Communication Manager, UEHH Lab, The University of Hong Kong
2022-2025 Teaching Assistant, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
2022-2023 Student Representative, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
Grants records (Major research grants)
To use a multi-sensory, immersive, and artificial intelligence-based projection system to examine impacts of contact with virtual nature on mental health. Large Research Equipment Fund, HKU. [PI. HK $ 4,011,730. 2023 –2025]
Awards
Awards of Excellence – IFLA Asia-Pacific Region Landscape Architecture Awards. 2023National Scholarship – The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. 2021
Top Ten Student – College of Agriculture and Biotechnology at Zhejiang University. 2021
Triple A Graduate – Zhejiang University. 2020
Honor for Graduate – Zhejiang University. 2020
Excellent College Graduate of Sichuan Province – The Education Department of Sichuan Provincial. 2019
National Scholarship – The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. 2018
Class ‘A’ honor for Comprehensive Quality of Sichuan College Student – Sichuan Students´ Federation. 2018
Research
Publication
Zhang, X., Han, H., Qiao, L., Zhuang, J., Ren, Z., Su, Y., & Xia, Y. (2022). Emotional-Health-Oriented Urban Design: A Novel Collaborative Deep Learning Framework for Real-Time Landscape Assessment by Integrating Facial Expression Recognition and Pixel-Level Semantic Segmentation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 13308.
Qiao, L., Zhuang, J., Zhang, X., Su, Y., & Xia, Y. (2021). Assessing emotional responses to the spatial quality of urban green spaces through Self-report and Face Recognition measures. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 8526.
Zhuang, J., Qiao, L., Zhang, X., Su, Y., & Xia, Y. (2021). Effects of visual attributes of flower borders in urban vegetation landscapes on aesthetic preference and emotional perception. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9318.
Invited Lectures
“Perceiving the Virtual Environment: Where Are We Now in Studying Natural Environments?”– Shenzhen International School of Design, Harbin Institute of Technology. May 12, 2025. (Presenter)
“Going Beyond the Surface Knowledge: Comparing Impacts of Ordinary and Sublime Nature on Urban Residents’ Mental and Spiritual Health States.”– 2025 Spring Research Seminar Series, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong. March 13, 2025. (Presenter)
Design Project
Escape Garden
– 2022 Rural Revitalization Design Competition, Zhejiang 2022, Bronze Award (15/265, top 5%)
– Sponsored by the National Master of Landscape Architecture Education Steering Committee
New New Three Realms
– 2021 College Students Theme Flower Border Design Competition, Sichuan 2021, Honorable Mention (20/603, top 3%)
– Sponsored by the Education Committee of Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture
X-space
– 2020 Student Competition of China Landscape Architecture Education Conference, Beijing
– Sponsored by the China Landscape Architecture Education Conference
