Liska Chan

Liska Chan is an associate professor of landscape architecture at the College of Design, University of Oregon, where she leads interdisciplinary work at the intersection of design, visual culture, and environmental humanities. Her research and creative practice focus on mapping, spatial justice, ecological change, and the poetics of everyday landscapes. She has served as Department Head, Associate Dean, School Director, and Director of the Fuller Initiative for Productive Landscapes. Through writing, drawing, and land-based interventions, she explores how landscapes hold memory, reveal systems, and invite collective reimagination. She also supports public scholarship through her board service and institutional leadership in design education.