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CURTIS + ROGERS
<br />DESIGN STUDIO, INC
<br />Aida M. Curtis, FASLA is a nationally recognized leader positioning landscape architecture at
<br />the forefront of climate adaptation and resilient urban design. For more than four decades,
<br />she has delivered innovative, practical, and cost-eff ective solutions that set the benchmark
<br />for resilience planning in South Florida. Her landmark work includes the José Martí Park
<br />Adaptive Redesign—establishing Miami’s fi rst replicable toolkit of adaptive strategies—
<br />and the Back Bay Study Alternative Plan, a nature-based approach demonstrating viable
<br />resilience alternatives for urban waterfront protection.
<br />Appointed to Miami-Dade County’s Climate and Heat Health Task Force, she helped shape
<br />the County’s fi rst Extreme Heat Action Plan through urban forest expansion strategies. As
<br />Chair of the ASLA Biodiversity & Climate Action Committee and a board member of the
<br />Landscape Architecture Foundation, she advances policy, practice, and advocacy to make
<br />communities more sustainable, equitable, and climate-ready.
<br />Ms. Curtis specializes in seeking consensus in complex multi-disciplinary projects. Through
<br />eff ective communication skills, Ms. Curtis navigates through layered issues by illustrating
<br />alternatives and addressing specifi c concerns with multiple interested parties. Her ability
<br />to present ideas and analyze multiple solutions has been a key skill in achieving overall
<br />consensus. Her experience in public projects has provided her with a depth of knowledge
<br />and strategies that can be utilized during Community Input and Public Involvement sessions.
<br />Ms. Curtis’ commitment to sustainability and improvement of the public realm is the
<br />hallmark of projects developed under her supervision. Her solutions are creative,
<br />practical, and cost-eff ective. She prides herself in giving clients personalized attention
<br />and direct involvement in their projects. Her technical abilities, strategic decision-
<br />making, and dynamic understanding of contemporary issues are assets to all projects
<br />the fi rm undertakes.
<br />Registration
<br />Registered Landscape
<br />Architect in the
<br />State of Florida
<br />LA 0001330
<br />Affi liations
<br />Fellow - The American
<br />Society of Landscape
<br />Architects
<br />Board Member- Landscape
<br />Architecture Foundation
<br />International Society of
<br />Arboriculture
<br />Certifi ed Arborist
<br />Certifi ed Landscape
<br />Inspector-Florida
<br />Awards
<br />ASLA Certifi cate for
<br />Excellence in the Study of
<br />Landscape Architecture
<br />Distinguished Service
<br />Award 2024- American
<br />Society of Landscape
<br />Architects
<br />Education
<br />Texas A&M University
<br />Bachelor of Science in
<br />Landscape Architecture
<br />Employment
<br />1991-Present
<br />Curtis + Rogers Design
<br />Studio Inc
<br />1984-1991
<br />Sasaki Associates Inc.
<br />1983-1984
<br />Henderson
<br /> Rosenberg Scully
<br />Aida M. Curtis, FASLA
<br />Quality Control Principal
<br />Sustainability and Resiliency
<br />Alice Wainwright Park; Miami, Florida
<br />Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Building; Miramar, Florida
<br />Boynton Beach Climate Adaptation Plan, Boynton Beach, Florida
<br />Coconut Grove Business Improvement District Enhancement; Coconut Grove, Florida
<br />Coconut Grove Waterfront Master Plan; Miami, Florida
<br />City of Hollywood Tidal Flood Mitigation; Hollywood, Florida
<br />Federica Wilson / Skyway Elementary School; Miami Gardens, Florida
<br />Flagler Streetscape; Miami, Florida
<br />Florida International University- Landscape Standards; Miami, Florida
<br />Hobie and Virginia Beach Living Shorelines, Miami-Dade, Florida
<br />Jose Marti Park Adaptive Redesign; Miami, Florida
<br />Margaret Pace Park, Miami, Florida
<br />Miami Marine Stadium Renovation; Miami, Florida
<br />Morningside Park; Miami, Florida
<br />North Bay Village - TIES Community Park , North Bat Village, Florida
<br />Southwest Streestcape Masterplan and Pilot Projects; Miami, Florida
<br />Park Experience
<br />Alice Wainwright Park; Miami, Florida
<br />American Bankers - Wings of Asia; Metrozoo, Florida
<br />Chuck Pedzolt Park; Miami, Florida
<br />Coral Way Playground, Miami, Florida
<br />Jose Marti Park Adaptive Redesign; Miami, Florida
<br />Legion Park; Miami, Florida
<br />Margaret Pace Park; Miami, Florida
<br />Morningside Park, Miami, FL
<br />Shenandoah Mini-Park, Miami, FL
<br />Parrot Jungle Island; Miami, Florida
<br />The Mildred & Claude Pepper Bayfront Park; Miami, Florida
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