Linda Chamorro Application PackageChamorro Linda M
Last Name First Name Middle Initial
6375 SW 42 ST Miami
Home Address City
FL 33155
State Zip Code
6178669703
HomeWork
lchamorr@fiu.edu
Email Address
6178669703
Cellular
Miami
Business Address
11200 SW 8th Street
City
FL
State
33199
Zip Code
Florida International University, Department of
Landscape Architecture + Environmental Urban
Design
Occupation:Business Name:
Professor, Artist, Landscape Designer
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Historic Preservation Board
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Have you ever resided in one of the City's Historic Districts for at least one year?Yes
3929 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 8/31/2014 8/31/2018
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AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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● I am resident of:N/A
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"Ownership Interest" shall mean the ownership of ten percent (10%) or more (including the ownership of 10%
or more of the outstanding capital stock) in a business.
"Business" shall mean any sole proprietorship, sponsorship, corporation, limited liability company, or other
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approved by a 4/7th vote of the Mayor and City Commission.
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● Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:No If yes, which board?
● Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?No
● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and history (academic)
Landscape architectural design (practice)
South Florida ecology and plant communities
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o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459).
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advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143.
Florida Statutes.
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BOARD & COMMITTEE FINANCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT
Acknowledgement of fines/suspension for Board/Committee Members for failure to comply with
Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2)
I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami
Beach, including those of a purely advisory nature, are required to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial
Disclosure Requirements.
One of the following forms must be filled with the City Clerk of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year:
1. A "Source of Income Statement;" or
2. A "Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1)¹ ;" or
3. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return.
Failure to file one of these forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine of no
more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both.
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¹ Members of the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will be notified directly by the State of Florida, pursuant
to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of
Elections by 12:00 noon, July 1. Planning Board and Board of Adjustment members who file their Form 1 with the
County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach
City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However,
compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement.
DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT
The following information is voluntary and has no bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to
comply with City diversity reporting requirements.
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Gender:Female
Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.Yes
Physically Challenged:No
I HEREBY ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE
RECEIVED, READ AND WILL ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE,
ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND
ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STATUTES ACCORDINGLY.”
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LINDA CHAMORRO
6375 S.W. 42nd Street
Miami, FL 33155
(617) 866-9703
linda.chamorro@gmail.com
linda-chamorro.com
EDUCATION
Master in Landscape Architecture, Harvard University , Graduate School of Design,
2010
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2003
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor, Florida International University, Department of Landscape
Architecture,
Environmental and Urban Design, Fall 2020-Present
Founder, 5m Studio, 2014-Present
AWARDS + HONORS
2019 Oolite Arts “The Ellies” Creator Award
2019 WxLA Women x Landscape Architecture Scholarship
2018 Nomination, Excellence in Studio Teaching Award (Junior Level), Council of
Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)
2012 Honorable Mention, HeadsUP! Times Square Global Data Visualization
Challenge
2009 Distinction Commendation, Modernization in the Visual North American
Environment, 1890-2035, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
2005 Recognition Medal, The British Embassy to Nicaragua and Costa Rica
2003 Arts Division Award, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
2003 Magna Cum Laude, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
2002 Sadie Miller Travelling Fellowship, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
INVITED PROPOSALS
Antonio Maceo Park Community Center, Art in Public Places, Miami-Dade County
Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, 2016 (shortlisted finalist)
Haulover Park Promenade, Art in Public Places, Miami-Dade County Department of
Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, 2015 (shortlisted / project cancelled)
Zoo Miami Amphitheater Canopy, Art in Public Places, Miami-Dade County
Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL, 2014 (shortlisted finalist)
INSTALLATIONS + EXHIBITIONS
In the Sticks, art installation, A.I.M. Biennial, Homestead, Florida, 2020 (with Felice
Grodin)
Exquisite Campus, multi-site campus activation, Florida International University, Miami,
Florida, 2019
Cloud Park, Pop-Up Park, 5th Avenue & 88th Street, New York City, 2013 (with Brendan
Warford)
Playscape of Wood and Sand, Urban Play Festival, Søndre Havn, Køge, Denmark, 2012
(with Rebar Art & Design Studio)
GSD 2010 (Group Exhibition), Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2010
Platform 1: An Archeology of the Present (Group Exhibition), Harvard University Graduate
School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2008-09
Studioworks: Fall 2007-Spring 2008 (Group Exhibition), Harvard University Graduate
School of
Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007 and 2008
Both/And: Experiential Landscapes (Solo Thesis Exhibition), Doreen Young Gallery, Bard
College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
GSD 2010, Harvard University Graduate School of Design (London: Tank
Publications, 2010)
GSD Platform 02: A Year of Research Through Studio Work, Theses, Exhibitions, and
Conferences at
the Harvard Graduate School of Design (New York: Actar Publications, 2009)
Studioworks: Fall 2007-Spring 2008, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2007-
08
Editor, Voices From the Coast: A Collection of Poems, Short Stories, and Illustrations by the
Children of
Nicaragua’s Atlantic Coast, The British Embassy in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, 2005
TEACHING + ADVISING EXPERIENCE
Florida International University, Department of Landscape Architecture,
Environmental and
Urban Design
Graduate Seminar (Fall 2020)
Landscape Architecture Graduate Design 1 (Fall 2018, 2019, 2020)
Landscape Architecture Graduate Design 2 (Spring 2018)
Landscape Architecture Graduate Design 3 (Fall 2016 and 2017)
Landscape Architecture Graduate Design 4 (Spring 2015)
Landscape Architecture Graduate Master’s Project (Spring 2019 and 2020)
Theory of Landscape Architecture (Spring 2017)
South Florida Landscapes (Spring 2017)
Landscape Development (Fall 2017)
Computer Practices in Landscape Architecture 1 (Summer 2014-2017)
Computer Practices in Landscape Architecture 2 (Fall 2015)
Computer Practices in Landscape Architecture 3 (Spring 2018, 2019, 2020)
Independent Study (Spring 2018, Summer 2019, Fall 2019)
New Courses Developed:
Tactical Urbanism (Spring 2019)
Theory of Planting Design (Summer 2018 and 2019)
Florida International University, Department of Architecture
Design Studio 3 (Fall 2018)
Design Studio 4 (Spring 2020)
Invited Design Critic, University of Miami, School of Architecture, Master of
Architecture Final Review (Spring 2018)
Florida International University, Department of Architecture and Department of
Landscape Architecture, Environmental and Urban Design (various years, 2014-2020)
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Career Discovery (Summer 2010)
Faculty Advisor, MERG (Mentorship Equity Research Group), Florida International
University, Department of Landscape Architecture, Environmental and Urban Design
(Fall 2018 and Spring 2019)
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Curriculum Committee, Florida International University, College of Communication,
Architecture, and the Arts (Fall 2018 and Spring 2019; Fall 2020)
Steering Committee, Florida International University, College of Communication,
Architecture, and the Arts (Fall 2020)
Lectures & Exhibitions Committee, School of Architecture, Florida International
University,
College of Communication, Architecture, and the Arts (Fall 2020)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visiting Instructor, Florida International University, Department of Landscape
Architecture,
Environmental and Urban Design, Fall 2018-Spring 2019
Adjunct Professor, Florida International University, Department of Landscape
Architecture,
Environmental and Urban Design, Summer 2014-Spring 2020
Independent Practitioner, 5m Studio, Miami, FL, 2014-present
Contract Landscape Designer, Christopher Cawley Landscape Architecture, Miami, FL,
2014
Landscape Architecture Design Intern, Raymond Jungles Inc., Miami, FL, 2013
Landscape Architecture Apprentice, Rebar Art & Design Studio, San Francisco, CA,
2012
Independent Practitioner, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Visual Identity, 2004-13
Communications Director, Leonard Cheshire International, Latin American &
Caribbean Region, Managua, Nicaragua, 2005-06
LANGUAGES
Spanish; native speaking, fluent in reading and writing