ABOUT

Ximena Diaz Velasco is a landscape designer, model maker, and community organizer based in New York City. A recent graduate of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the City College of New York, she works as a community designer at Creative Urban Alchemy and as a landscape model maker at Miniature World.

Before her master's degree, Ximena studied international development, which shaped her commitment to social systemic change. For several years she worked with NGOs and government agencies on projects focused on expanding access to public spaces like libraries and national parks for under-resourced communities.

She is growing her practice as a landscape designer focused on public spaces that establish regenerative, localized water cycles and bring communities closer to green spaces and water. Her work moves between landscape design, environmental education, physical model-making, and painting. All of it comes from the same conviction: that space changes how people relate to the living world.

Skills

Language

  • Spanish (Native)

  • English (Native)

  • French (Advanced)

Software

  • Rhino 3D

  • ArcGIS

  • Adobe Suite

  • AutoCAD

Craft

  • Painting

  • Model Making

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

  • We believe in keeping things simple, smart, and human. Every project starts with listening and ends with something we're proud to share.

  • Create museum grade models of landmarks around the world.

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  • What began as a passion project has evolved into something more. We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited for what’s ahead. What sets us apart isn’t just our process—it’s the intention behind it. We take time to understand, explore, and create with purpose at every turn.

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COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

  • We believe in keeping things simple, smart, and human. Every project starts with listening and ends with something we're proud to share.

  • Create museum grade models of landmarks around the world.

  • What began as a passion project has evolved into something more. We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited for what’s ahead. What sets us apart isn’t just our process—it’s the intention behind it. We take time to understand, explore, and create with purpose at every turn.

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Recognitions

asla-ny National conFERENCE grant

2025 Recipient

ASLA Indigenous Collective

MLA Program Award for Design Excellence

2025 Recipient

Organizations

ASLA-NY DEI Committee

ASLA-NY Equitable Public Urban Space Scholarship

2024 Recipient