Raymond Jungles

Описание: Raymond Jungles, FASLA, is the founder of the Miami-based landscape architecture firm, Raymond Jungles, Inc. (RJI), recognized for excellence in the design and implementation of public and private sector projects. As a landscape architect, Jungles guides his studio to preserve and protect existing ecosystems while also evoking human interaction and improving the lives of others. Raymond graduated with a degree in Landscape Architecture, with honors, from the University of Florida. He established his award-winning firm in 1982, and in 2006 Raymond was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Raymond Jungles leads all RJI’s projects, from their conceptual onset to final completion. He enjoys mentoring his staff and passionately promoting the profession of landscape architecture and the appreciation of natural environments and gardens. Raymond’s work has been celebrated with numerous awards, including three National Awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects for the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, the Sky Garden, and Island Modern. He is also a recipient of fifty-six design awards from the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Raymond lectures domestically and internationally at a diverse array of institutions and universities about his work and on the work and influences of Roberto Burle Marx, whom he has acknowledged as his mentor. Widely published, his four monographs Ten Landscapes, The Colors of Nature, The Cultivated Wild, and Beyond Wild feature over seventy of his completed gardens.

Raymond Jungles presented this lecture on May 29, 2025. Please support The Forum, a non-profit organization, at https://dallasarchitectureforum.org/d.... so we can continue to present lectures and events featuring design thought leaders that educate, connect communities, and enhance how we live.