From site specific projects to cultural interventions, each project thoughtfully (and sometimes cheekily!) engages the public. Street activation, public art, funky seating, buskers, pocket parks, theatrical displays of water... backpacking and world travel from Doha to Detroit... See what inspires my design. Pleased to Meet You!

An interest in sustainable development led Fai Foen (MLA ’11) to the Peace Corps, where she served as a small business advisor in West Africa. While there, she observed how connected people were to their physical environment. It made her want to foster that same connection back home, and inspired her to pursue landscape architecture at the ...

Part of over $100,000 of public space design in Detroit’s Central Business District. I have personally fabricated and installed projects ranging from products to custom furniture to landscaped gardens. I take this experience to effectively translate good design into reality.

University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) graduate Fai Foen is the director of green infrastructure at The Greening of Detroit, a nonprofit organization that enhances the quality of life for Detroiters by planting trees, repurposing the land to create green spaces, and helping communities rebuild their neighborhoods...

This 2011 thesis project focuses on urban revitalization in post-industrial Detroit. Building off the energy of Detroit artist Tyree Guyton’s Heidelberg Project for a future Cultural Village, my proposal employs an initial intervention of flexible public space and two key community

Fai Foen | GLRN (2020) | Director of Green Infrastructure, Greening of Detroit | Berkley, Michigan

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2017年2月17日 · Fai Foen, Landscape Architect and Business Development Manager for The Greening of Detroit, explaining bioretention installs underneath public roads....

"As a first-generation Chinese American who grew up on Detroit’s west side, Foen says she didn’t have many opportunities to experience nature as a young person.