Hossein Saedi
Dr. Hossein Saedi is a Visiting Instructor of Landscape Architecture in the College of Design at the University of Oregon. He holds dual doctoral degrees in Design and Architecture and works at the intersection of landscape architecture, environmental psychology, and emerging technologies. His research examines how designed environments influence psycho-physiological health, with particular focus on immersive virtual reality, eye-tracking methodologies, and evidence-based design strategies.
Dr. Saedi’s scholarship has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. He has served as a reviewer and editorial contributor for academic journals and professional organizations in environmental design research. His work advances interdisciplinary approaches that connect spatial design, human well-being, and technological innovation.
In professional practice, Dr. Saedi has led large-scale landscape and infrastructure projects in collaboration with engineering and planning teams, integrating research-based design principles into built work. His teaching at the University of Oregon emphasizes critical spatial thinking, landform as an experiential medium, digital media integration, and construction documentation. Across research, teaching, and practice, his work focuses on advancing landscape architecture as a discipline grounded in human health, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility.
1. Saedi, H. (2025a, March). Let the Body Speak: How Physiological Responses Challenge Perceived Restorativeness in Indoor Green Spaces. In 2025 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Processes & Impacts. Portland, OR. Google Scholar
2. Saedi, H. (2025b, March). Bringing Nature Home: The Influence of Greenery on Well- being in High-rise Balcony Designs. In 2025 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Processes & Impacts. Portland, OR. Google Scholar
3. Saedi, H. (2024a, June). Is What You Think What You Feel? How Physiological Responses Demonstrate the Perception Measurements’ Limitations. In 2024 Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Google Scholar
4. Saedi, H. (2024b, June). In Focus or out of Focus? Investigating the Alignment of Perceptions and Physiological Responses in Green Indoor Environments. In 2024 Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Google Scholar
5. Saedi, H. (2024c, June). Nature's Influence: A Comprehensive Study on Sensation, Perception, and Cognition in Urban Environments. In 2024 Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Google Scholar
6. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2023a, March). Is What You Think What You Feel? How Physiological Responses Demonstrate That the Measurement of Perception Is Not Enough. In 2023 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Align/ Realign (p. 197). San Antonio, TX. Google Scholar
7. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2023b, March). Virtual VS. Real: A Test of Immersive Virtual Reality as a Reliable Tool for Measuring Impacts on Cognitive Performance. In 2023 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Align/ Realign (p. 274). San Antonio, TX. Google Scholar
8. Hridi, A. P., Khan, K. L., Jadhav, A. R., Saedi, H., Nanda, S., Serrao, L., & Watson, B. (2022, November). Exhibiting Evidence in Remote Courtrooms: Design and Usability Study. In Companion Publication of the 2022 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (pp. 102-105). Google Scholar
9. Saedi, H. (2022a, March). Do Age and Gender Affect the Restorative Impact of Micro-Interaction with Vegetation in Built Environments?. In 2022 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Evolving Norms: Adapting Scholarship to Disruptive Phenomena (p. 174). Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. Google Scholar
10. Saedi, H. (2022b, March). Time to Become More Objective: Quantitative Methods as a Measurement of the Restorative Quality of an Environment. In 2022 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Evolving Norms: Adapting Scholarship to Disruptive Phenomena (p. 175). Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. Google Scholar
11. Saedi, H. (2022c, June). Towards a Causal Relationship-the Role of Micro Interactions with Natural Green Elements in Recovery from Mental Fatigue. In 2022 Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Google Scholar
12. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2022d, June). The Positive Impact on Individuals’ Sustained-Attention level of Micro Interactions with Natural Green Elements in Low-Income Communities. In 2022 Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) (pp. 10-21). Google Scholar
13. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2022e). A deeper understanding of the impact on the restorative quality of green environments as related to the location and duration of visual interaction. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 412-424. Google Scholar
14. Saedi, H. & Rice, A. (2022f) The importance of both: Competing factors that impact attention level restoration and mental health. Research Record, (4), pp. 135–149. Google Scholar
15. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2021a, May). Towards a More Just Design: The Potential Mental Health Benefits of Natural Green Elements. In 2021 Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) (pp. 19-23). Google Scholar
16. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2021b, May). The Potential Role of Natural Green Elements in Reducing Domestic Violence in Low-income Communities. In 2021 Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Google Scholar
17. Rice, A., & Saedi, H. (2021c, March). Towards a Clearer Resolution on the Restorative Quality of an Environment. In 2021 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: 100 + 1 | Resilience (p. 189). Virtual Conference Google Scholar
18. Rice, A., & Saedi, H. (2021d, March). Immersive virtual environment: An emerging tool to examine the restorative quality of natural green elements. In 2021 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: 100 + 1 | Resilience (p. 174). Virtual Conference Google Scholar
19. Rice, A., & Saedi, H. (2021e, March). Modes Matter! A Methodological Framework for Studying Restorative Impact of the Human interaction with Nature. In 2021 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: 100 + 1 | Resilience (p. 245). Virtual Conference. Google Scholar
20. Saedi, H., Einifar, A. R. & Barati, N. (2021f) The impact of micro interaction with natural Green elements through virtual reality on attention restoration (in a high-rise residential Building’s lobby). Journal of Architecture and Urban Planning 13 (30), 5–21.Google Scholar
21. Saedi, H. (2020a). A Holistic Approach to Evaluating Attention Restoration An Experimental Study in the High-Rise Residential Building Lobby (dissertation). Google Scholar
22. Saedi, H. (2020b, April). The Role of Micro-Restorative Experience in Indoor Spaces in Restoring Attention. In Transform: Socially Embedded Collaborations. EDRA. Google Scholar
23. Saedi, H. (2020c). Tracking the Gaze: How the Presence of Natural Green Elements Impacts the Pattern of Spatial Attention. Transform: Socially Embedded Collaborations. Google Scholar
24. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2020d). The impact of micro-restorative interaction with natural green elements on attention restorations. In The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 2020 conference proceedings (Vol. 100, p. 56). Google Scholar
25. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2020e). Tracking the Gaze: The relationship between natural green elements and how we see the environment. In The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 2020 conference proceedings (Vol. 100, p. 83). Google Scholar
26. Crawford, C., Rice, A., & Saedi, H. (2020g). Matrix of influence: The intellectual and philosophical lineage of landscape architecture education in America. In The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 2020 conference proceedings (Vol. 100, p. 124). Google Scholar
27. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2020f). Minor change for major impact: How can minor changes in the daily urban environment impact an aspect of psycho-physiological health?. Prometheus, 4, 98-101. Google Scholar
28. Rice, A., Saedi, H., & Nietfeld, J. (2019). Building an Understanding of How Design Studios Promote Cognitive Development and Creativity. In 2019 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Engaged Scholarship, UC Davis, Sacramento, California (p. 70). Google Scholar
29. Saedi, H., & Rice, A. (2019, March). Tehran Azadi Square Complex: Utilization of opportunities in forming lively and vibrant urban plaza. In 2019 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings: Engaged Scholarship, UC Davis, Sacramento, California (p. 294). Google Scholar
30. Saedi, H., & Boone, K. M. (2018, March). Virtual Reality and Student Understanding of the Third Dimension in the Landscape Architecture. In 2018 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Google Scholar
31. Hamedani Golshan, H., & Saedi, H. (2017a). Nanotechnology and Green Building. The Effect of Nanotechnologies on Optimal Use of Environmental Resources in Building, Payam e Mohandes Magazine, 69, 18-27. Google Scholar
32. Hamedani Golshan, H. & Saedi, H. (2017b), Nanotechnology and Green Building, Journal of Fars Construction Engineering Organization, 92, 50-59. Google Scholar
33. Saedi, H. (2014). Tehran Azadi Tower-Museum: Utilization of opportunities in forming lively and vibrant pedestrian spaces. Architectural and Construction Magazine, 38, 122–128. Google Scholar
34. Barati, N., Saedi, H., & Teimouri, S. (2013). Tehran Azadi tower: Utilization of opportunities in forming lively and vibrant pedestrian spaces. In International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban Sustainable Development, December (pp. 18-19). Google Scholar