PROFESSIONAL PROFILE | CARLOS JANKILEVICH

Carlos Jankilevich is a Costa Rican landscape architect and principal of Tropica International. He combines his private practice with academic activities as Director of the masters program in landscape and site design at the University of Costa Rica. He is also an active member of IFLA, not only as the delegate from Costa Rica but also as Chairman of the IFLA Central America and the Caribbean Committee as well as the IFLA Americas Region Cultural Landscapes Committee.

I. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

1984 - BARTLETT SCHOOL of ARCHITECTURE and PLANNING UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, London, M Phil PhD Program.

1982 - LONDON SCHOOL of ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE Msc in URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING STUDIES. MSc. Degree

1974 - BUENOS AIRES NATIONAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY of ARCHITECTURE and URBANISM Architectural Degree.

II. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1979 – 2009 - Registered Landscape Architect, Urban Designer and Environmental Planner at the CFIA. Member of the Costa Rican Landscape Architects Association.

III. MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

2007 – 2009 International Scientific ICOMOS – IFLA Committee on Cultural Landscapes voting member.

2006 - 2009 IFLA Americas Cultural Landscapes Committee Chairman.

2005 – 2009 Central America and the Caribbean IFLA Committee Chairman.

2004 - 2009 Costa Rican National Delegate to IFLA.

1995 – 2009 Founding Member, Former Director and current Associate of The Costa Rican ICOMOS Historic Gardens Committee UNESCO International Committee of Monuments and Sites.

1992 – 2009 International Member of Costa Rican ICOMOS.

1992 – 2009 Founding Member, First President and current Board member of ASOPAICO, Costa Rican Association of Landscape Architects.

1992 - 1997 Costa Rican National Delegate to IFLA.

IV. PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL

1992 – 2009 APT Consultants San José, Costa Rica: Design and Site Planning, Environmental Impact Studies, Historic Gardens Preservation, Landscaping and Urban Design. President.

1987 – 2009 TROPICA, Viveros de Centro America, San José, Costa Rica: Construction and maintenance of Landscape Projects. President.

1984 – 1987 GRUPO ENTORNO S.A., San José, Costa Rica Design, Planning and Supervision of Environmental and Landscape Projects. General Manager.

1982 – 1984 MARINA ADAMS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, London England, Landscape Designer. Foreign Staff Visitor.

ACADEMIC

2003 – 2009 UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA, School of Architecture Postgraduate Program: MSc in LANDSCAPE and SITE PLANNING, Director.

2002 – 2008 UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA, Urban Sustainable Development Research Program, MSc Environmental Planning and Ecotourism, Guest Lecturer.