[ design lecture series ]
Our design lecture series highlights our studio's design process and philosophy as contemporary place makers. We share anecdotes about our experiences, invaluable lessons and illustrations of our favorite secret gardens and design details. Please contact our firm to inquire about opportunities to speak at your next professional design organization meeting.
Mid Century Garden | Coconut Grove, Florida
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Bold + Beautiful Subtropical Gardens Join award-winning landscape architect, Carlos Somoza, on a journey through subtropical gardens and contemporary landscapes. The evening’s conversation will touch upon the studio’s philosophy to sustainable planting design and the essential design principles behind the studio’s noteworthy gardens. Color, form, and texture will be discussed along with the basic culture, habit and architectural characteristics of exotic and native plant palettes. A plant species list of the studio's favorite planting combinations for Zone 10 and a list of local nursery resources for plant materials will be available to students. DATE: AUGUST 8, 2019 (one session) TIME: 6:30pm - 9:00pm LOCATION: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden FEE: Member, $30; Non-member, $40 |
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GARDEN DESIGN 101
Learn the fundamental design principles needed to conceptualize and design your own private Eden. In this introductory design course for homeowners, Miami landscape architect Carlos Somoza covers the design concepts needed to analyze, interpret, and plan a private residential garden in subtropical Florida. Contemporary garden aesthetics, building materials, planting design and construction phasing are discussed. Students are encouraged to bring photographs and sketch plans of their existing garden spaces for class participation. DATE: 2019 (three sessions) LOCATION: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden REGISTRATION: Coming Soon |
BUILDING A SUBTROPICAL GARDEN
The key to building beautiful gardens in South Florida relies heavily on choosing the right building materials for your application and applying common sense construction techniques to your garden design. Miami landscape designer, Carlos Somoza, will present both natural and man-made building material alternatives including precast concrete pavers, local and imported stone, and tropical hardwood decking. Samples of materials will be available during class and a list of local building material suppliers will be provided to students. DATE: 2019 (one session) LOCATION: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden REGISTRATION: Coming Soon |
