Friday, November 11, 2011
Sandy Bank Bay Beach Club (The Pavilion Beach Club) Grand Opening!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Miami Beach Botanical Garden Reopens!
Community leaders, city officials, donors, members and friends of the garden will come together to celebrate the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the rejuvenated Miami Beach Botanical Garden on Tuesday, October 25 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. The garden will open to the public on Saturday, October 29.
“Our goal for Miami Beach Botanical Garden was to enliven the urban green space with significant botanical richness and programmed elements to better serve the community for educational events and gatherings for multiple occasions, private and public,” explained firm principal, Raymond Jungles, FASLA, “so what we have now achieved is the ideal articulation of spaces; gathering space, space for contemplation, intimate space, and public space.”
There is now a processional sense of arrival to the garden. Visitors pass under sculptural Live Oak trees at the southeast corner of the garden, allowing multiple experiences and long site lines as one enters. All restrictive walls and fences have been removed, magnifying the scale of what is presently there and enticing circulation through the entire 2.6 acre site.
“Water is a vital element of my gardens, particularly in a botanical garden, where water plants can aid in increased botanical diversity while creating open space. A large water garden was designed to bring the sky into the garden, animate the space, and reflect the landscape,” says Jungles. The water garden cools the areas directly around the buildings and magnifies the sense of scale for the space. A new covered Banyan Room terrace has more than doubled the capacity for events.
Large quantities of native plants are linked throughout, in efforts to tie the urban habitat together. The plant palate includes flowering trees, palms, cycads and other subtropical plants that have the true scale to fit the garden space. Insects, birds and aquatic life will begin to enrich and enliven the environment. Raymond Jungles says, “It is a little gem, the best it can be, in a wonderful location. It is a wonderful addition to Miami Beach’s green public spaces.”
On behalf of Raymond Jungles, Inc., we would like to thank everyone involved in the project for their passion and dedication to the redesign, from individuals at the City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach Botanical Garden board members, staff and volunteers, Harbour Construction, Inc. and all other consultants and sub-consultants. Oolite blocks for the fountain feature were donated by Don Trezona of GardenScapes and associated labor costs were donated by the Miami Beach Botanical Garden Board and Plant Creations, Inc. Bromeliads were donated by Bullis Bromeliads.
The $1.2 million dollar landscape renovation project was funded by the City of Miami Beach General Obligation Bonds program, and administered by the City’s Capital Improvements Project (CIP) Office.
About Miami Beach Botanical Garden:
Miami Beach Botanical Garden was created as a city park in 1962 and occupies a 2.6-acre site across Convention Center Drive from the Miami Beach Convention Center. The garden’s mission is to provide free public access to an attractive Botanical Garden, create environmental and ecological education programs, preserve green space, promote green living and serve as a venue for visual and performing arts, and tourism. For more information on the opening and future events at Miami Beach Botanical Garden, please contact Executive Director, Laura Jamieson, at 305-673-7256 Ext 206, lajamieson@mbgarden.org.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
View the Brochure for our Apogee Beach Project HERE!
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, collaborates with client, Jorge M. Perez of the Related Group, and architects Carlos Ott and David Rockwell.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Applications for our Spring 2012 Internship Program are now being accepted!
For many years, Raymond Jungles, Inc. (RJI) has opened its design studio on the Miami River to students of Landscape Architecture. Our spring internship program will allow students to apply their academic knowledge to the creative design processes of a professional landscape architectural firm. Selected interns will play a vital role from schematic through construction documentation phases of design projects, ranging from residential to master planning.
Our spring internship program will begin in January 2012. This year’s program is available for undergraduate and graduate students in the field of Landscape Architecture and Planning. Recent graduate are also encouraged to apply.
Please contact amanda@raymondjungles.com for more information.
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve Official Opening
Our latest Bahamian project, Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, will officially open on March 24th in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera. The 25 acre sanctuary is being created in partnership with the Bahamas National Trust and the Leon Levy Foundation.
The preserve was developed by Shelby White, Trustee of the Foundation, in honor of her late husband Leon Levy. A great believer in bush medicine, Mr. Levy wanted a place for Bahamians and visitors to learn and celebrate the medicinal uses of native plants and trees. He thought these historical and cultural remedies should be a living part of our nation’s history.
The preserve will be the first national park on the island of Eleuthera. Funded by the Leon Levy Foundation and operated by the Bahamas National Trust, it will serve as an environmental education center as well as a facility for the propagation of native plants and trees. It is also expected to be an important tourist attraction in Eleuthera.
Monday, March 14th, 2011
Hialeah Park Race Track
We would like to present our newest project engagement, Hialeah Park Race Track.
Hialeah Park opened its doors to the public in 1925 and quickly established itself as a destination within South Florida, home to legendary thoroughbred horse races.
Raymond Jungles, Inc. was brought into the project by Ewing Cole in December of 2010, to enhance the overall Master Plan design. The design revives the dormant racetrack and transforms the 202 acre site of the existing historic Hialeah Park into a destination entertainment landmark. We are in the process of composing design strategies based upon exiting site conditions as well as future development scenarios.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
EL Palmar of the 21st Annual Villagers Garden Tour
El Palmar, a residential garden designed by Raymond Jungles, FASLA, in 2003, was open to the public as part of The Villagers’ 21st annual Garden Tour. The garden tour is one of the two yearly fundraisers organized by The Villagers, a Miami-Dade a historic-preservation group founded in 1966. Proceeds go to projects to restore and preserve historic properties, and to provide scholarships for high school and college students interested in historic preservation or architecture.
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Raymond Jungles presented a lecture at University of Florida on Feb. 4, at 5:30 p.m., entitled “Burle Marx and More.” The lecture, which was part of the Colloquium course in urban & regional planning/landscape architecture/historic preservation, URP 6920, was attended by more than 200 people. Covering a span of the past 30 years, Raymond provided an image-packed lecture of Burle Marx’s personal garden near Sao Paolo, Brazil, as well as his own recently completed work in Florida and the Carribbean.A reception followed the lecture at the landscape architecture department’s studio space.
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
DESIGN MIAMI 2010
R20thCentury/Hugo Franca/Plant Creations, Inc. /Bullis Bromeliads/Raymond Jungles, Inc.
Natural beauty speaks for itself within constructed forms at Design Miami’s 2010 Exhibition Space. The approach to this design is intuitive and primitive, challenging the boundaries between design, art and nature. Hugo Franca sculpted the furniture pieces from a 1,000 year old Pequi Tree, which was integrated into a lush landscape designed by Raymond Jungles, Inc. with plant materials and labor donated by Plant Creations, Inc and Bullis Bromeliads.
Friday, November 12th, 2010
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, lectured to the Florida Atlantic University’s School of Architecture in their 2010 Lecture Series at their downotown Fort Lauderdale campus on Las Olas Boulevard.
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
On July 15th, Luminaire hosted a Raymond Jungles lecture at its latest showroom: Outdoor Therapy in the Miami Design District. Raymond spoke to a standing-room-only crowd about his most recently completed and in-progress projects in both private and public sectors. Following the lecture, Miami’s finest, including noted architect Mark Hampton and artist Lynne Gefman, enjoyed prosecco and book signing by Jungles while mingling in Outdoor Therapy’s showroom space.
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Raymond Jungles, Inc. honored with two FLASLA Awards
We are pleased to announce two awards from the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FLASLA) in the Institutional and Residential Design Categories. The FLASLA Professional Awards Program encourages the advancement, expansion, and recognition of the profession.
The Award of Excellence in the Institutional Design Category was awarded to the 2009 New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show: Brazilian Modern. The Award of Excellence is bestowed in recognition of a project that demonstrates the inspired use of Landscape Architectural practices in an imaginative combination that adds to the body of the Landscape Architecture profession, and is truly exceptional, unique, innovative, and goes beyond achieving its defined purpose.
The Award of Merit in the Residential Design Category was awarded to the Davids Garden. The Award of Merit is bestowed in recognition of a project that demonstrates a thorough use of landscape architectural practices.
Raymond Jungles will be present to accept these awards at the 2010 FLASLA Annual Conference on July 22-24, in Gainesville, Florida. These two awards mark the 30th and 31th FLASLA Professional Award presented to Raymond Jungles, Inc. These are the latest awards in Raymond Jungles, Inc.’s portfolio of over 40 awards and recognitions since incorporating in 1982.
Sunday, April 25th, 2010 1-2 PM
Pecha-Kucha Presentation @ Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden’s Food and Garden Festival.
Raymond Jungles, Inc. presented a Pecha-Kucha presentation to display how our work creatively challenges traditional ideas about garden design, technique, and interaction with nature. Nature has inspired Raymond Jungles, Inc. in their work, and in return, has allowed us to learn about our own nature in the process.
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Browning Residence on Miami Beach Botanical Garden: 2010 Tour of Miami Beach Gardens.
When Raymond Jungles was brought into the project, the owners intention was to integrate their Mediterranean style house, designed by architect Zeb Jarosz, into the property, with the garden as the interface between the interior and exterior. Privacy was desired on the south end of the property, which is adjacent to a public park. The house, grand in scale and lacking vegetation, needed to be blended into the neighborhood. Many native plants, including rare palms, were used to create habitat. The garden was created in keeping with the contemporary interiors, designed by architect Rene Gonzalez, while respecting the proportion and scale of the home. There is an unexpected contemporary twist to the design of all the hardscape elements, from the pool detailing to the fountains and planters. A favorite place in the garden is the side entrance off of the main parking area. Here, a private meditation garden floats alongside the home, which allows the owners to have the best entry experience possible.
Upcoming Lectures
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, is invited to speak at the Society of Garden Designers Conference
Raymond will speak at the Imperial College, South Kensington, London on April 28th. The theme for the conference is “Beyond Borders.”
For more information, please contact Sarah Massey at sarahmassey122@btinternet.com.
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, Participates in LABASH 2012
Raymond will tour LABASH participants through his 1111 Lincoln project in the afternoon of March 16th.
For more information, please contact Amanda Jungles at amanda@raymondjungles.com.
Past Lectures
Friday, January 20, 2012
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, at the Key West Garden Club
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, spoke to the local Key West Garden Club on planting Florida natives. It was a great lecture!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, spoke as a panelist on Urban Renewal Re-Evaluated @ MoMA
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, participated as a Panel Speaker in the Second Wave of Modernism II: Landscape Complexity and Transformation conference held at New York’s Museum of Modern Art on Friday, November 18, 2011. The conference was held in a sold-out 350 seat auditorium, where attendees listened to discussions from three sessions: Residential Transformations, Urban Renewal Re-evaluated, and Metropolitan Transformations. The panelists were invited to speak about particular topics because of potential resonances between their work and the first generation of modernists.
Monday,October 31, 2011
Raymond Jungles, FASLA, at the 2011 Annual Meeting
Raymond Jungles, along with collegues Mike Albert of Design Workshop, and Sheila Brady of Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, presented an education session titled, Achieving Regional Expressions Through Planting Design at the 2011 ASLA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA on October 31st from 1:30-3:00 pm.
February 4th, 2011
University of Florida Landscape Architecture Department Lecture
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
November 12, 2010
Florida Atlantic University’s School of Architecture 2010 Lecture Series
Florida Atlantic University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
September 23, 2010
2010 FNGLA Landscape Show Short Course Lecture Presentation/Luncheon
Orlando Convention Center
Orlando, FL
July 15, 2010
Luminaire’s Outdoor Therapy Showroom
Design District
Miami, FL
April 17, 2010
Splash! Society of Garden Designers Conference
Imperial College, South Kensington, London
March 27, 2010
Art in Bloom: Art and Flowers in Harmony
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
November 19, 2009
The Kampong Lecture Series
The Kampong Natural Tropical Botanical Garden
Coconut Grove, FL
November 10, 2009
Naples Botanical Garden Opening Celebration
Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, FL
November 9, 2009
Brazilian Garden Opening Weekend
Naples Garden Club, Naples, FL
November 6, 2009
AIA FL SW Alfred W. French III Lectures in Architecture
Estero Design Center, Naples, FL
September 24 – 26, 2009
100 Years of Burle Marx Lecture
Sao Paulo, Brasil
September 18 – 21, 2009
2009 ASLA Annual Meeting, “Inside the LA Studio”
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
May 8, 2009
Chicago Botanic Garden Lecture and Book Signing
Alsdorf Auditorium in the Regenstein Center, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
March 24th, 2009
Naples Botanical Garden Lecture and Book Signing
Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, FL
March 6, 2009
The Wolfsonian Lecture and Book Signing
The Wolfsonian – FIU, Miami Beach, FL
February 28 – April 12, 2009
New York Botanical Garden 2009 Orchid Show
New York Botanical Garden,Bronx, NY
January 22, 2009
Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) Winter Market 2009
DCOTA, Dania Beach, FL
January 19, 2009
Key West Friends of the Library Lecture and Book Signing
December 7, 2008
Miami-Dade College, Chapman Center
The Future Shape of Cities
Downtown Miami, FL
December 3, 2008
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Lecture and book signing.
Coral Gables, FL
November 19, 2008
Miami Beach Botanical Garden Lecture and book signing
Miami Beach, FL
November 6, 2008
Barnes and Noble Lecture and book signing
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
April 22, 2008
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Current projects lecture / Guest speaker for annual meeting
Miami Beach, FL
March 27, 2008
Coral Gables Garden Club Arbor Day Lecture
Ingraham Park, Coral Gables, FL
January 17, 2008
Garden Club of Palm Beach
Burle Marx and Current projects lecture
The Flagler Museum, West Palm Beach, FL
November 2, 2007
New York Garden Conservancy
New York School of Interior Design, New York, NY
October 20, 2007
Burle Marx Symposium at the Barn
Burle Marx Lecture / Presented by Nancy Goslee Power and the Garden Conservancy
Santa Monica, CA
October 4, 2007
Flora Grubb Gardens
Residential Projects Lecture
The Garden Conservancy and Flora Grubb Gardens
San Francisco, CA
June 11, 2007
Columbia University
Burle Marx Lecture
New York, NY
March 7, 2007
Association of Professional Landscape Designers Annual Conference
Pasadena, CA
January 13, 2007
Mounts Botanical Garden
West Palm Beach, FL
January 11, 2007
Naples Botanical Garden
Naples, FL
November 12, 2006
Architectural Digest
The Kampong, Coconut Grove, FL
November 6, 2006
Florida A & M University
Tallahassee, FL
November 1, 2006
Coconut Grove Garden Club
The Kampong, Coconut Grove, FL
October 26, 2006
Wolfsonian Museum
Wolfsonian lecture series
Miami Beach, FL
October 9, 2006
ASLA National Annual Conference
Minneapolis, MN
July, 2006
Florida Chapter ASLA Annual Conference
Sandestin, FL
June, 2006
The Kampong
Coconut Grove, FL
March, 2006
Florida International University
Miami, FL
October, 2005
ASLA National Annual Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
February 14, 2004
GLDA 8th International Seminar
(Garden and Landscape Designers Association)
The University College Dublin, Ireland
January 4, 2004
The Garden Conservancy
Cold Spring, NY
December 15, 2003
Friends of Fairchild Tropical Garden
Miami, FL
October 10th, 2003
University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture
Gainesville, FL