Luiz Carlos Orsini
Luiz Carlos Orsini is a landscape architect from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with studios in Minas Gerais and São Paulo. He graduated in Landscape Architecture from the Escuela de Jardinería y Paisajismo “Castillo de Batres,” in Madrid, Spain, in 1984.
Active since 1979, he has accumulated extensive experience in the design and implementation of hundreds of projects across Brazil. Among his most emblematic works is the conception and execution of 260,000 m² of landscape design at Instituto Inhotim (Brumadinho, MG), developed between June 2000 and its official opening in September 2006. The project elevated his name on the international stage and is frequently cited as one of the most significant contemporary landscapes in Latin America.
His practice combines technical rigor with artistic sensitivity, integrating architecture, nature, and human experience. Orsini’s signature has become a reference in contemporary Brazilian landscape architecture, marked by spatial fluidity, a refined balance between native and exotic species, and a precise botanical identity shaped through field observation and deep ecological knowledge. His mastery in species selection ensures high-performance landscapes designed for longevity and with a clear authorial character.
A specialist in the transplanting of mature trees, Orsini has planted more than 10,000 specimens in different regions of the country, working with specialized teams and advanced technology, achieving a loss rate below 3%.
Throughout his career, he has worked on residential and corporate developments, serving clients who seek excellence and exclusivity. He has participated in major architecture and design exhibitions, such as CASACOR and Mostra Black, and has received awards including the CASACOR Award, Revista Espaço D, and Olga Krell.
His work is documented in publications that register part of this trajectory and his contributions to the field: Luiz Carlos Orsini – 30 anos de paisagismo (2008) and Orsini (2017). With more than four decades of practice, his work continues to influence generations of professionals and contributes to the consolidation of a singular landscape language within Brazilian landscape architecture.