Orlando Comas, PLA, ASLA

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Orlando Comas, PLA, ASLA

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    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:
Builders Assoc. of South Florida – 2007 Awards:
2007 Silver , 620 Ocean Dr , Miami Beach, Florida.
2007 Platinum , Ocanos Resort, Florida Keys, Florida.
2010 Landscape Architect of the Year- AIA-Miami
2010 Award of Honor -American Society of Landscape Architects – FLA, Leucadendra Residence, Gables Estates, Florida.
2013 American Society of Registered Architects – Florida.
Gold – Omphoy Resort, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Silver – Private Res- Miami Beach, Florida.
Silver – Private Res- Cocoplum, Coral Gables, Florida.
Bronze – Private Res- Miami Beach, Florida.
2013 American Society of Registered Architects – National
Gold – Private Res- Miami Beach, Florida.
Silver – Omphoy Resort, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Silver – Private Residence – Hollywood, Florida.
2014 Award of Honor -American Society of Landscape Architects – FLA
Rare Gem, Beach front residence in Miami Beach, Florida.
2018 Luxe Magazine – Reader’s Choice Award
2019 Luxe Gold List Honoree.
2019 The Architecture Masterprize – Honorable Mention in Landscape Architecture / Residential

2019 Luxe Regional Winner, Landscape Design/Outdoor Living.

2019 Luxe Gold List Honoree
2020 Architecture MasterPrize – Residential Best of Best 2020
Luxe Magazine – Gold List 2021
2020 Architecture MasterPrize – Residential Best of Best
2020 Luxe Magazine – Gold List
2021 Luxe Magazine – Gold List
2021 Architectural MasterPrize – Honorable Mention
2021 BLT Built Desig Award – Honorable Mention
2022 Red Awards – Outdoor Spaces – Regional Winner                                                                                                                                                         2023 BLT Built Desig Award – Residential Landscape Award 2023 Muse Design Awards – Garden Design Award 2023 Muse Design Awards – Landscape Design Award 2024 BLT Built Desig Award – Residential Landscape Award

 

Current Employment:

Comas Design Group, Inc.

Website:

https://archinect.com/comasla

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.

 

Other Crafts/Interests

Selected Publications:

Builders Assoc. of So. FLA:

2007 Silver , 620 Ocean Dr

2007 Platinum , Ocanos Resort

2010 Landscape Architect of the Year- AIA-Miami

2010 Award of Honor -ASLA – FLA – Private Residence

2013 American Society of Registered Architects-FLORIDA

Gold     – Omphoy Resort

Silver    – Private Res- M. Beach

Silver    – Private Res- Cocoplum

Bronze  – Private Res- M. Beach

2013 American Society of Registered Architects-NATIONAL

Gold     – Private Res- M. Beach

Silver    – Omphoy Resort

Silver    – Private Res- Hollywood

2014 Award of Honor -ASLA – FLA –  Rare Gem

2018 Luxe Magazine – Reader’s Choicer Award

2018 The Architecture Masterprize –

Honorable Mention in Landscape Architecture / Residential

2019  Luxe Gold List Honoree

2020 Architecture MasterPrize – Residential Best of Best

2020 Luxe Magazine – Gold List

2021  Luxe Magazine – Gold List

2021  Architectural MasterPrize – Honorable Mention

2021  BLT Built Desig Award – Honorable Mention

2022 Red Awards – Outdoor Spaces – Regional Winner

2010 Landscape Architect of the Year- AIA-Miami

2010 Award of Honor -ASLA – FLA – Private Residence

2013 American Society of Registered Architects Florida Chapter                                                                                                                                        Gold – Omphoy Resort   –    Silver – Private Res- M. Beach   –     Silver – Private Res- Cocoplum   –    Bronze – Private Res- M. Beach

2013 American Society of Registered Architects-NATIONAL                                                                                                                                              Gold – Private Res- M. Beach    –      Silver – Omphoy Resort    –     Silver – Private Res- Hollywood

2014 Award of Honor -ASLA – FLA – Rare Gem

2018 Luxe Magazine – Reader’s Choicer Award

2018 The Architecture Masterprize – Honorable Mention in Landscape Architecture / Residential

2019 Luxe Gold List Honoree 2020 Architecture MasterPrize – Residential Best of Best

2020 Luxe Magazine – Gold List 2021 Luxe Magazine – Gold List

2021 Architectural MasterPrize – Honorable Mention

2021 BLT Built Desig Award – Honorable Mention

2022 Red Awards – Outdoor Spaces – Regional Winner

2023 Muse Awards – Gables Tropical Modern – Gold Landscape Design

2023 Muse Awards – Gableshire – Gold Landscape Design

2023 BLT Awards –  Gableshire –  Winner Landscape Architecture

 

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CORAL GABLES

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Florida

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