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| Name | Orlando Comas, PLA, ASLA |
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| Country/Zip Code | USA/33134 |
| About | Orlando Comas is nearing his fifty years enjoying a career in landscape design. He is a Florida licensed landscape architect and owns the compelling enthusiasm of creating outdoor environments for a select clientele. His dedication has taken him to South, Central America, the Caribbean and South Florida. The South Florida studio opened in 1996, where he is committed to providing his Clients with full service landscape architecture. Most projects include the design of hardscape and landscape. Hardscape being the design of all outdoor tangible features such as swimming pools, spas, decks, wood decks, driveway, walkways, water features and fountains as well as grading, drainage, irrigation and landscape lighting. Landscape being the vegetative part. Member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, The institute of Classical Architecture & Art and Treasurer of the Florida Chapter of the Society of American Registered Architects. He has served as professional advisor to graduate students in Florida International University Masters Program Landscape Construction course and is currently a member of the City of Miami Beach Design Review Board. His work has been featured prominently in local, national and international publications and has been bestowed with multiple local, state, national and international awards. Each job brings the unique opportunity of providing design proficiency and expand his oeuvre by integrating experience, new materials and working hand in hand with clients lifestyles and preferences. He has successfully collaborated with renowned architects, designers and fellow landscape architects on the international level and on a very wide range of construction and landscape design projects. AWARDS:
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| Current Employment: | Comas Design Group, Inc. |
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| Favorite Designers | Without doubt Frederick Law Olmstead considered the father of landscape architecture and for his design contribution to the public park system as well as his pioneering of the planned communities. Olmstead set a standard of excellence in the practice that continues to be influential to landscape architecture. Luis Barragan, an engineer by profession, had amazing skills in architecture and landscape architecture design. Barragan had a huge influence in architects and landscape architects throughout the world and revered for the geometry and color use in his designs. Roberto Burle Marx, was a trained artist, painter, textile designer, sculptor, glass and tile designer but most of all, due to his design talent and interest in horticulture became the most influential garden and paving designer of the past century. The world claims him as one of the best at landscape architecture of the past century. Lawrence Halprin must be one of my favorites, articularly when you think of his public spaces such as Charlottesville Downtown Mall, Ghirardelli Square and the FDR Memorial. I believe his teaching experience made him to be among the first to create community workshops into the design process. Halprin was a master at fusing creative art and ecology.
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| Other Crafts/Interests | Selected Awards: 2007 Silver, 620 Ocean Dr – Builders Assoc. of So. FLA 2007 Platinum, Ocanos Resort – Builders Assoc. of So. FLA 2010 Landscape Architect of the Year – American Institute of Architects-Miami Chapter 2010 Award of Honor – American Society of Landscape Architects – FLA – Leucadendra Residence, Gables Estates 2013 American Society of Registered Architects-Florida – Omphoy Resort – Gold Award 2013 American Society of Registered Architects-Florida – Private Res- Silver Award 2013 American Society of Registered Architects-Florida – Private Res- Silver Award 2013 American Society of Registered Architects-Florida – Private Res- Bronze Award 2013 American Society of Registered Architects-National – Private Res- Gold Award 2013 American Society of Registered Architects-National – Omphoy Resort – Silver Award 2013 American Society of Registered Architects-National – Private Res- Silver Award 2014 Award of Honor -American Society of Landscape Architects – FLA Rare Gem, Beach front residence in Miami Beach, Florida. 2018 Reader’s Choicer Award – Luxe Red Awards 2019 Luxe Gold List – Luxe Magazine 2019 The Architecture Masterprize – Honorable Mention in Landscape Architecture 2020 Reader’s Choicer Award – Luxe Red Awards 2020 The Architecture Masterprize – Best of Best in Landscape Architecture 2021 The Architectureates. Masterprize – Honorable Mention in Landscape Architecture 2021 BLT Built Design Awards – Honorable Mention in Landscape Architecture ________________________________________________________ Selected Publications: 1981 Anuario de Arquitectura – Venezuela – Doral Beach Resort 2021 Florida Architecture Magazine – Tropical Heart, Musical Soul 2022 Florida Architecture Magazine – Key Biscayne Feeling 2004 Florida Architecture Magazine – Designer’s Residence 2005 Florida Architecture Magazine – Leucadendra Residence 2005 Florida Architecture Magazine – Arvida Residence 2008 Florida Architecture Magazine – A Perfect Fit 2005 Ultimate Outdoor Restaurants – “Wish Restaurant” 2006 Landscape Architect Magazine – “Outdoor Living Spaces in South Florida.” 2006 Casa & Estilo Magazine – “Una hacienda en el Sur de la Florida” 2007 May 27, The Miami Herald – “Creative landscape, pool design” 2007 May 25, The Miami Herald, Home Guide – “A Perfect Fit” 2012 Miami Home and Decor – What do you wish for? 2014 – Florida Architecture Magazine – MACO Caribbean Living 2017 – Artisanal Design Flourishes – Luxe Magazine 2020 Landscape Architect & Specifier News – Florida Firms 2022 Florida Design Magazine – Landscape Architects 2024 Florida Design Magazine – Sourcebook 2025 Florida Design Magazine – Sourcebook |
| City | CORAL GABLES |
| State/Province | Florida |