Fernando Wong
| Fernando Wong | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1975 Panama City, Republic of Panama |
| 🏡 Residence | Palm Beach, Florida |
| 🏫 Education | University of Panama |
| 💼 Occupation | Landscape Designer |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Timothy C. Johnson (m. 2019) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Fernando Wong and Florinda Castillo-De Wong |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Fernando Wong (born June 23, 1975) is a landscape designer born in Panama City, Panama. He moved to the United States in 2001 and established his landscape architecture firm, Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design, Inc. in Miami Beach, Florida in 2005. Since then he has opened additional offices in Palm Beach, Florida and Southampton, New York. Wong has projects around the world and uses Classical Architectural Principles in his designs for large private gardens, public parks, museums and hotels (including 3 Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts). He has won several design awards.
Early life
Fernando Wong grew up in Panama City, Panama. He is the grandson of a Chinese immigrant. He trained in architecture, and graduated with a degree in interior design from the University of Panama..[1]. Wong's father encouraged him to be an athlete, so he competed as a swimmer and pentathlete from the ages of 19 to 24 [2]. Wong learned to speak English by watching American television shows [3]. When he first moved to the United States he earned a living by doing renderings for interior designers [4] and working on a landscape crew [5] [6]. The owner of the landscape company saw Wong's drawings, took him off the crew, and sent him to the office to work on designs [2] [7].
Career
Wong established his company Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design, Inc with his partner Tim Johnson in 2005 [2]. When his roster of clients grew in Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Florida and in Jupiter, Florida, Wong opened up a second office in Palm Beach [8]. In 2017 the company opened a third office in Southampton, New York [1].
Wong's designs include a 15,000-square-foot sculpture garden at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Miami) [7], 3 Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in South Florida [7], a Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel called the Perry Lane in Savannah, Georgia [9], and a National Park in Nassau, Bahamas for the Bahamian government [4].
Wong designed the landscape and outdoor space at The Surf Club at the Four Seasons (Miami Beach) with Pritzker Architecture Prize winning architect Richard Meier [10]. Wong also worked in collaboration with Paris-based architect/interior designer Joseph Dirand [4], Miami architect Kobi Karp and New York interior designer Lee Mindell. He went on to design the outdoor spaces for the Four Seasons Private Residences in Fort Lauderdale with London-based interior designers Martin Brudnizki and Tara Bernard [1].
In 2019 Wong was the honorary co-chair of the Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show, along with award-winning interior designer Amanda Lindroth [11].
Because Wong was trained in architecture, he uses classical architectural principles in his garden designs, like scale, balance, harmony and symmetry [12] [13]. His designs are also influenced by his studies in interior design [14].
Fernando Wong has been featured in Elle Decór and Modern Luxury [11], Garden Design Magazine [15], Forbes Travel Guide [9], Architectural Digest [15]. the Miami Herald [2], the New York Times [16], the Wall Street Journal [17], Harper's Bazaar [18], and Vogue [19].
Awards
| Year | Award | Awarded by | Category |
| 2011 | The DCOTA stars of Design Award | The Design Center of the Americas [20] | Landscape design |
| 2018 | The Lesly S Smith Award | Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach [21] [22] | Landscape design |
| 2018 | Addison Mizner Landscape Award | The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art [23] | Landscape design |
| 2018 | Luxe.Red Award for Residential Excellence in Design | Luxe.Red [24] | Miami regional winner for landscape design |
| 2019 | Luxe-Red Award for Residential Excellence in Design | Luxe.Red [25] | Palm Beach and Broward regional winner for landscape design and outdoor living |
Personal Life
Wong gained the Citizenship of the United States in 2017. In 2019 Fernando Wong married his business partner and boyfriend of 20 years, Tim Johnson.
Other
Fernando Wong is a member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art[26]. In 2019 Wong was appointed to the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission by the Palm Beach Town Council [27]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hemlock, Doreen (19 December 2016). "Q&A with landscape designer Fernando Wong: living the American dream". TheRealDeal South Florida Real Estate News.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Benn, Evan (9 January 2019). "Miami landscape-design star Fernando Wong gives luxury properties lush surroundings". Miami Herald.
- ↑ Nesmith, Susannah (August 2017). "Express Yourself" (PDF). Indulge Magazine.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Weiss, Allie (8 February 2017). "10 Questions with...Fernando Wong". Interior Design.
- ↑ "Meet Fernando Wong of Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design". VoyageMIA. 16 November 2017.
- ↑ Derringer, Jaime (2 February 2017). "Make your garden modern: landscape design tips from Fernando Wong". Design Milk.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Keller, Hadley (14 February 2017). "Fernando Wong talks plans for Surf Club Miami and more". Architectural Digest.
- ↑ "Landscape designer brings distinct style to the island". Palm Beach Daily News. 26 January 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mantica, Ana (21 April 2017). "Hedge fun: a chat with the Four Seasons' landscaping genius". Forbes Travel Guide.
- ↑ Four Seasons Hotel and Residences (2014). The Surf Club. New York, NY: Assouline. ISBN 978-1-6142-8302-7. Search this book on
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Logan, Liz (5 April 2019). "Landscape designer Fernando Wong lands in Chicago to share tips for creating lush landscapes". Modern Luxury.
- ↑ Staub, Jack; Cardillo, Rob (2016) [1st pub. 2016]. Private Gardens of South Florida. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1-4236-3810-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Burch, Tory (18 June 2018). "Landscape Designer Fernando Wong On Summer Garden Tips". Tory Daily.
- ↑ Finder Weepie, Sally. "Design Tips for Outdoor Entertaining". Traditional Home. Retrieved 5 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Fernando Wong: founder, Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design". The Native Society. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ McKeough, Tim (5 May 2017). "Shopping for outdoor furniture". New York Times.
- ↑ Romano, Catherine (17 May 2018). "12 Decor pros on enviable ways to summarize your home". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "This eclectic Palm Beach home has design inspo for every style". Harper's Bazaar. 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Luckel, Madelein (2 July 2017). "Sprucing up your garden, the tropical way". Vogue.
- ↑ "Fifth Annual Stars of Design Awards". Black Tie Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "Provence, by way of Palm Beach, inspires award-winning garden". Palm Beach Daily News. 21 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "Design honors: Five Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach winners". Palm Beach Daily News. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "Addison Mizner Awards". ICAA. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "2018 Luxe RED Award Winners". Luxe.Red Awards. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Luxe RED Award winners". Luxe.Red Awards. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "Professional Membership Directory". ICAA. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ↑ "Landmarks Preservation Commission". Town of Palm Beach. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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