Aida is a practicing landscape architect, leader of her firm Curtis + Rogers Design Studio in Miami, Florida. Her firm is one of the most respectable and successful landscape architectural practices in South Florida. She has been in business for 23 years, working primarily on urban public projects in South Florida. Her project types include transportation, recreational, institutional and civic. Having worked with many municipalities and interest groups, has increased Aida’s interest in creating sustainable spaces that work from an economic and social standpoint. She is currently working on several “urban streetscape” projects as well as a linear park and a zoo renovation in Honduras, she hopes to influence through new approaches and initiatives. Her goal is to influence the environment beyond the design process – through programs, activities, social initiatives and other innovative ideas. She is married to Rob Curtis, an urban planner and they have 3 children. Her interests beyond landscape architecture include gardening, cooking and she is an active Board Member for a non-­‐for-­‐profit childrens’ theater.