63 Carrigan Drive
231 Jeffords Hall
Office Hours: By Appointment
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, University of Nevada in Las Vegas
- M.A., Landscape Architecture, The University of Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- B.S., Industrial Engineering, Universidad Iberoamericana, Santa Fe, Mexico
Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)
UVM Landscape, Mobility, & Sustainability Committee
ALE Undergraduate Affairs Committee
Area(s) of expertise
- climate resilient and biodiverse cities
- interdisciplinary ecological landscape design
- green infrastructure planning and design
- integrated stormwater management
- circular economy consultancy
- strategic landscape planning
- wildlife conservation
BIO
Fortino Acosta is passionate about developing climate-positive cities' visions, integrating nature-based solutions and other interdisciplinary strategies toward a total ecological landscape design, where art, design, and science converge to create sustainable and vibrant open spaces. With a genuine commitment to resilience, he explores the interconnectivity of the circular economy and its global landscape impact, inspiring students to envision closed-loop systems that benefit the planet.
Courses
ALE 3990A Landscape Planning, Global Studio
ALE 2371 Landscape Fundamentals Studio
CDAE1010 Drafting Design
Publications
Awards and Achievements
First place winner in Chapultepec’s Ethnobotanical Garden International Competition (2021)
First place winner for Parking Trees in 10 Urban Proposals National Competition (2018)
Second place for Parque Ciudadano in Monterrey (2017)
First place winner for Hydro-urban Interventions in Iztapalapa Perennial Pilgrimage Park (2014)
National Fund for Cultures and Arts scholarship (FONCA) (2008-2009)
Bio
Fortino Acosta is passionate about developing climate-positive cities' visions, integrating nature-based solutions and other interdisciplinary strategies toward a total ecological landscape design, where art, design, and science converge to create sustainable and vibrant open spaces. With a genuine commitment to resilience, he explores the interconnectivity of the circular economy and its global landscape impact, inspiring students to envision closed-loop systems that benefit the planet.
Courses
ALE 3990A Landscape Planning, Global Studio
ALE 2371 Landscape Fundamentals Studio
CDAE1010 Drafting Design
Publications
Awards and Achievements
First place winner in Chapultepec’s Ethnobotanical Garden International Competition (2021)
First place winner for Parking Trees in 10 Urban Proposals National Competition (2018)
Second place for Parque Ciudadano in Monterrey (2017)
First place winner for Hydro-urban Interventions in Iztapalapa Perennial Pilgrimage Park (2014)
National Fund for Cultures and Arts scholarship (FONCA) (2008-2009)